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AMERICUS TIMES' twenty-ni mth year AMERICUS, GEORGIA,--[WEEKLY]--FRIDAY MORNING OCTOBER 25 1907 NUMBER 25. WELCOME'monster deal in realty Newcomer ASock made in a new way with '°HEEL I TO| <n .,HEEL Which Means Four Times the Wear! Not a coarse, clumsy article but the finest gauze lisle with a toe and heel as strong as that of the heav iest sock made in the old way. Stop darning and quit wearing socks with holes in the toes, by wearing these. They will surprise you. Come and see them. Only 25c. Look in our show windows AMERICUS MEN PURCHASE D’SOTO PLANTATIO five Thousand Acres Magnificent Farmlfig Lands to Be Divided Into Small farms—Values Will tnhance Rapidly. \ The largeit real estate deal ever in southern Georgia, nor can they be effected in Sumter county was con- surpassed for fertility. summated yesterday morning in the purchase by Messrs Prank Sheffield and Arthur Rylander of the . entire landed Interests of the DeSoto Plan tation Co. Vive thousand acres of magnificent farming lands—generally conceded to be the best cotton, fruit and com lands In southwestern Georgia and lying in a body, was bought by these enterprising gentlemen. The Price a Fortune Sixty thousand dollars was the consideration for this splendid pro perty, a fortune in Itself. , The plantation was purchased from Minnesota people, who have owned it for a number of years, and It is the purpose of the new owners to subdivide the farming lands into small farms of ten to one hundred acres, or more. An engineer will shortly prepare a detailed map of the plantation, and when this Is accomplished investors can select any lands desired. It is the purpose of Messrs. Ry lander and Sheffield to sell the entire plantation In this manner, as well as a limited number of town lots. in the* flourishing little city of ibeSolo. located upon their lands, and growing yapidly. As Is well known, the DoSoto t>lah tatlon was settled and owned lor many years by the late Col. T Furlow, a pioneer resident of Amerl cus. Later, It was acquired by the S. A. & M. Railway, and in turn sold to Minnesotans. The land Is flevated, level and very fertile, with red clay subsoil, and produces magnificent crops of com. cotton, cane and other staples. There is no liner plantation in the State of Georgia. The Commnnlty (he Best £xcellent Investment W. D. BAILEY. Outfitter for Men Forsyth St. Next to Postoffice. and Boys Amerlcus. Ga Fountain Pen THE CELEBRATED SELF-fILLtRS REMBERT’S DRUG STORE 113 FORSYTH ST, Lumber ; Sash, Doors, Blinds, FINE CABINET MANTLES A SPECIALTY. This fine farming property, when offered, will afford a most desirable investment for capital, either great or small. A few hundred dollars will purchase a sung little farm of 10 to 20 acres, with larger ones In propor tlon. DeSoto and Leslie, two flourishing and rapidly growing towns, each having from a dozen to a score substantial business houses and most cultured and refined citizenship, are conveniently near this line pro perty. The subdlvlson of the lands will accrue to the advantage of these towns especially, greatly enhancing realty values in both places. As announced, Messrs. Rylander and Sheffield acquire in this purchase many town lots in DeSoto. While their purpose, principally, is the division of the plantation into small farms, they will also sell a lim ited number of their DeSoto town lots which will soon enhance in value well. Amerlcus is only fourteen miles away, with Cordele, a splendid town of 5,000 population, an equal dis tance away on the east side. With the building of the railway through that section, the county has developed rapidly and more than quadrupled in population*. Large farms have been subdivided, and are now in highest state of cultivation and rapidly enhancing. It is Indeed the "garden spot” of southern Georgia. Thriving young towns have sprung up, among them Leslie and DeSoto, each now having a population of per haps a thousand, and growing rapid ly. Fine graded schools, and chur ches of several denominations, are near at hand. Small Farms in Demand The Location Is Desirable Lands more conveniently or de sirably located are not to be found From every possible viewpoint, this location is most desirable as a place of residence or Investment, and lands will enhance very rapidly In value. It is a recognized fact that farm lng lands and well situated town property afford the safest Investment for capital, and gives best returns. A farm even rented is a good invest ment, but a better one If worked by the owner. And small farms are greatly demand In Sumter. In fact, the de mand far exceeds the supply, and It was largely to meet this situation that Induced Messrs. Rylander and Sheffield to purchase this magnificent plantation for subdivision. AN EXCEPTIONAL OFFER OF MEN’S FALlV SUITS at $20 and $25. Exceptional because the suits; we offer at this price are not ordinary $20 values-exception- al because in quality of materi- al, wormanship and (finish these suits are only comparable with the high-class custom tailors* $35 and $40 productions. Of snappy style full of refined character and individuality. “EFF EFF” Fashionable Clothes never fail to satisfy the de oorawr, ik! mands of the most exacting lha EECHHEIMER F1SHELCO. . b men > and when Y ou tr Y on any '\ltolj one of these suits of your size* you will find the fit exactly as you want it.] awes Famous Soft and Derby Hats $3 00 Crawfords Famous Men's Shoes $3.50 & $4 In To Divide It Into Tracts Aa stated above, these 5,000 fertile acres of magnificent land are to be cut up Into small farms as purchas era may desire, ranging from ten to 100 acres or more. And they will be bought rapidly by settlers or Inves tors. And many Amerlcus people, as well as citizens of Leslie, Cobb, DeSoto and farmers generally will avail themselves of this rare opportunity for safe Investment of their surplus dollars, an Investment that will pay handsomely. It is a stroke of enterprise upon the part of the purchasers, and one that will result in -the substantial development of that section of Sum ter county. HULK OE AMERICUS COTTON ABOVE IIC. Sales Thus Far Reach $1,. 150.000. ‘With practically 20,000 bales of cotton already marketed,—that Is of purely local cotton—Amerlcus has already received ovep sixty per cent of the crop of Its territory. But Httie of this is being held, the great bulk of it having been sold at over eleven cents a pound. That means that our planters are in good position." This was what a local cotton man told a Times-Recorder representative yesterday In discussing the situation, in view of the bearish conditions now prevailing and the panicky aspect of things In New York city Just at pres ent Full stocks of cement, lime, plaster, shingles and all builders supplies. Paints, in car load lots. Grates, medium to the finest. Abend of Last Year "Our 20,000 bales already marketed represent a total value of about <1,- 150,000. Last year up to this time we had marketed here of local cotton about 18,500 bales of cotton. Over 7,000 of this went at below 9 cents. Without the exact figures at hand I should say that the cotton marketed up to this time last year had realized not much over 1800,000. Our plant ers have accordingly already realized probably <350,000 more than up to this time last year. In November and December last year the market ran along between 9 and 10 cents the greater part of the time. There Is no reason to believe that It will not do fully that well this year. As to our local receipts, some be lieve that they will be no larger than last year, while others think they msy run ahead.1 In any event the cash returns will'be considerably bet ter than last year because our plan ters took advanfcge and sold freely as possible when the market was over 11 cents. 4 was God’s blessing they were not misled Into holding for fifteen cents. Planters In Fine Shape "If the planters everywhere were In as good shape aa those in the Am ericus district there would be n< trouble in bolding the market to a least 11 cents. Our farmers have paid up their obligations pretty well, some In fnll, and are in financial con dition, In many Instances, where they can resist downward tendencies of the market "We ned not be disturbed by New York frantic finances. Our people are In good shape. The {peculators up there are catching fits. It unset tles business In a measure, but it really does not rep,esent actual con ditions. It means that one set of gamblers is squeezing another * and the public suffers from the convul sions of the fellows who are being punished. But the country’s pros perity Is too stable to be long affect- Paragon Trousers, Best Made, $5.00 to $12.50 Underwear-Season’s Best Styles-50c to $2 50 PRAISES SCHOOL FOR ME6R0 BOYS AND GIRLS ‘Never Saw Neater Place.” Says Mr. L. G. Council. 'I have never seen a neater place In my life than‘ the Amerlcus'Insti tute.” This was the statement made by Mr. Lee O. Council after a visit to Prof. Reddick's school for negro boys and girls. “I went over the buildings and ev erywhere there was cleanliness ap parent The kitchen was a model of neatness. If Prof. Reddick can In still such cleanliness as this Into the boys and girls he Is educating he Is doing a great thing for his race and for the white people of the 8outh. “The Improvement of the colored eral Education Fund. This money is to be used in the extension of the- work of the Institute. ANOTHER TO 60 TO CALIFORNIA After Twenty-five Years of Service Here. Amerlcus sends another recruit to the California colony of Sumter coun ty negroes in a few days. This, time it Is Joe Marshal who leaves for- Los Angeles. Yesterday Marshal Informed hla employer, Mr. Charles Fricker.of his Intention to try his fortune on the Pacific slope. He had code to tho conclusion that there was an excellent opportunity there for him and he had people along the lines of personal and decided to take his savings and try general cleanliness means much to life thirty six hundred miles away this section. Prof. Reddick Is giving from his old home. an object lesson, apparently. In clean Itness to every boy and girh In the school, to the parents and frlenda who visit them, and to the colored public at large, that may bear good fruit "There was another phase of the work that Interested and gratified me, That was the industrial end. The principal la trying to get the girls to be good housewives and the boys to take to some Industry that will enable them to earn a good living and be productive factors In the development of the South. No race ever got.up except on a basis of In dustry and I am glad to see that Prof. Reddick Is putting this fact Into the heads of the boys and girls In his Institute. Literary learning Is all right,' but the colored race will never become more respected and en joy life more through such learning only. It must rise to a better scale of living through intelligent and earnest Industry. It is understood that Principal Reddick has nearly completed the raising of <1,000, which will entitle him to another <1,000 from the Oen- Marshal has been for twenty-five years In the service of James Fricker & Bro. Last August he closed hla quarter centennial with the firm. During that time he has been on the- pay roll without a break and has giv en faithful and efficient service. As an evidence of appreciation of this long and faithful attention to. his duties as porter Mr. Charles Frick er presented Marshal yesterday with, a gold watch, chats and K. O. P. em blem. This, and a testimonial In the form of a letter descriptive of his long connection with the house, will be carried to California as evidence - that employers In Amerlcus are ap preciative of faithfulness on the par',.; of their colored help. It Is rumored that several otlrqc negroes an planning to leave - tor California within the next month; It Is unfortunate that thoso who are leaving are of the best class, men who aro doing fairly well here and who enjoy tho respect of tho white people. It remains to bo proven that, in tho long run, they will do as well among strangers as among their friends hero. Ayers Pills COMPUTE FORMPiTTyeR'S pttts** S*>h Pill Juap . , . , « Gr.lPodophjllin . A Gr I vv . f tip. [Gamboge . Atkyoar Jodor what ht think. of thii Coloeynth Palp J Or. ^OU£® pp ® Bnil formula for a Hear pill. Do ai he **,, Mxaipiant-Safflo - Ho knout. '