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BOSTWICK, IN UPPER MORGAN COUNTY,
HAS GROWN FROM FARM INTO A TOWN
Prom a Scattered Agricultu
ral Community to Thrifty,
Hustling Town of Nearly
Half-Thousand in Very
Short Time Is Bostwick’s
Enviable Record—Admir
able Ambition of John
Bostwick About Realized.
THEY ARE GUIDING NEW TOWN
JOHN BOSTWICK.
Founder of town of Bostwick.
■uroessful farmer, merchant and
manufacturer.
F ROM a one-mulo farmer twenty
years ago, who. by the sweat of
. hla brow, managed to raise a fl^o-
bftle crop of cotton on the rich lands of
Morgan county, to an extensive planter,
who now cultivates 3.000 acres In cot
ton, haa 200 employees, uses 150 mules
on his farms, owns a well-equipped
alx-mfle railroad, His plants ginning
6,000 bales of cotton annually, owning
oil mills. Immense general merchandise
supply stores, modern machine works
and repair shops, and numbers of other
Important enterprises—such Is the rec
ord of John 'Bostwick, principal owner
adding to hfs Immense holdings, his
most recent purchase being over 1,000
fertile acres at Bostwick. for which he
paid In excess of $50 per acre.
MANUFACTURING COTTON PROD
UCTS MADE TO PAY AT BOSTWICK
It did not take John Bostwick long to
see that he would have an additional
profit from hl$ cdttqn fields If he could
manufacture cotton products. He
therefore planned for a ginnery and an
oil mill. It was not long before the
money to build these enterprises was
available, and lie was a happy man
when his first cotton gin was built In
189(^ From this first small gin he has
extended his operations, and at present
he has four large ginneries, is ginning
all of tho cotton raised on his own
farms as well as that of neighboring
farmers. He planned for some time for
a cotton-seed oil mill and In 1891 he
built one.
Then he began to ship the cotton
seed oil and today he ships great quan
tities and so many and varied are his
enterprises, that he uses all the cotton
seed meal locally at Bostwick. There
ore 10.000 bales of cotton annually
raised In a radius of six miles of the
IN THE BOSTWICK RAILROAD YARD8.
of th* thriving town of Bostwick, Mor
gan county, Georgia.
How did he do It? This question hoa
been frequently asked. The answer lies
In the fact that nfter graduation from
the University of Georgia In 1883, then
teaching school for two years, this
young Georgian saw that a great future
lay before a young man of ability and
common sense, who was .willing to work
hard early and late, with u keen Insight
into the fact that Mother Earth would
repay a bountiful harvest to the thrifty
and prudent farmer. John Bostwick
cast aside the call of the city, reso
lutely turned his back on. Its ullure-
rfients, and took up practical farming
near his old home In upper Morgan
county, where now lies the growing city
of Bostwick.
This determmed young man with a
college education went to work—and
bard work It was, too—for from early
sunrise the few scattered neighbors saw
John • Bostwick busy, plowing his one
mule, carefully nursing his little crop,
hauling his first fifteen bales to a dis
tant market, saving his money and in
vesting his savings In more land.
More land. . This has bedh the Idea
which has obsessed John Bostwick.
When his first few acres were fully
paid for the young farmer consulted
with his wife—for he married early, two
years after leaving college—and they
decided to secure additional acres. And
■o It was that John Bostwick begun to
accumulate property, and he Is still
town of Bostwick. the best lands pro
ducing a bale to tho aero, so.lt will be
seen that Bostwick lies within * a rich
farming section. On the uplands Is also
produced twenty-five to fifty bushels of
oats to the acre and one to two tons of
pea-vine hay.
THIS MORGAN COUNTY FARMER
GRADUALLY BUILD8 A TOWN
John Bostwick** success In farming
and as a merchant was noticed abroad.
Families began to move to that section
of Morgan county. A good-slxed set
tlement quickly sprang up. until finally
ft few' hundred people were residents.
And so In 1903 John Bostwick nnd his
friends and neighbors Incorporated the
town of Bostwick. The streets are
regularly nnd well laid oft. As the 1m
provements at Bostwick have all been
paid for by popular subscription there
Is no bond Issue, and the city c ures no
debts. Bostwick hus 460 Inhabitants
nnd Is also fed by a good surrounding
territory. The city Is well governed by
ft mayor, John Bostwick, a city 1 at
torney and clerk. Colonel J. 8, Grant,
nnd four aldermen, H. R. Wilson, Dr.
W. M. Fnmbrough. t’laudc C. Jones am!
Dr. C. F. RldMl. The town has a paid
police officer. Bostwick Is u modern
and ft growing town
A RAILROAD 18 BUILT BY
FARMER JOHN BOSTWICK
Front the beginning of his farmtu*
career, John Bostwick had to haul bis
cotton and other farm products
Madison or other points from ten to
CITY OFFICIALS OF B08TWICK, GA.
9 — . op row, Dr “* “
Snellings, city clerkf H. R. Wilson, alderman.
Bottom row, C. C. Jones, alderman and mayor pro tem.f John Bostwlok, mayor? Colonel J, 8. Grant,
city attorney.
BIG LAND SALE AT BOSTWICK
R ECOONIZINO the auperlor advantage, of th. town of Bostwick as a trading and manufacturing renter, and
knowing the rich returns to be gained by the farmer from surrounding fertile lands, John Bostwick has de
cided to offer inducements to desirable citizens to locate In Bostwick.
He has placed a portion of hie Immense .property on . the market for sale. Personally and through his
agent, R. W. Parker, of Madison. Go., Mr.'Bostwick Is offering to farmers, citizens and Investors 111 beautiful
business and residence lots right .In the town of Bostwick and twenty-seven small farms neighboring thereon. The
111 lots will be sold at a flat’price or $126. each, payable 115 dash and note due on demand after November 1,
without Interest until called. - The lota will' be drawn for, each lot Is well worth the price, and each buyer will
draw a lot. As the lots will'Dot be drawn until a date to be announced later, both the cash payment and note of
purchasers will be held In trust by a bank satisfactory to the buyer until the date of settlement.
THE8E LOT8 AND FARM8 8ELLING FA8T.
As there Is no trick or hitch about this great land sale, and- as John Bostwlck's' reputation for honesty and
upright dealings Is known far and wide, the town lots and the farm»;whlch he Is offering the Investing public are
being rapidly disposed of. It now seeming assured that all the prbperty on the market will be disposed of within the
next thirty nr sixty days. R. W. Parker, one of the most energetic and successful real estate men In middle Geor
gia, has charge of this great land sale. His address Is Madison, Georgia.
Many of the lota can be sold at a good advance over the $126 flat price now. Cash offers are now In. the
lianda of Mr. Bostwick and Mr. Parker of $1,000 for lot No. 64, $400 for lot No. 113, $300 for lot No. 1, and also
$30o eneh for lots Nos. 2 and 3. 8o the fortunate purchaser who draws any one of these lots will at once have a
handsome profit. There Is not an undesirable or poorly-located lot In the number, any one of them being worth
$126 and up. ■ V •
REAL E8TATE PROFITS ARE GUARANTEED.
To further chow that this Is a bona fide land sale, made to Interest home-seekers and Investors In the grow
ing town of Bostwick. John Bostwick Is personally guaranteeing a good return on all money Invested In these farms
and town lots he Is offering the public.
"On any of the twenty-seven farms which It is Incoovontent for the- purchaser to move to or see after,” saye
John Bostwick, "I will personally pay such buyer 7 per cent per annum net for the term of two years; In other
words, I guarantee the buyer that his Investment will.brlng-Jvper cent above the taxes on ihe property. To such
persoha who buv town Iota and who do not build at once.-but who want to get the benefit of enhanced value*, which
are bound to coma, I will make thla proposition; That dn all lots purchased nnd not built on I will for two years
keep the lots In cultivation nnd good condition, and pay.fi per cent per annum on. the purchase price of same for
that tlmo.”
Many of the lots offered front on Ihe main business street of Bostwick and are quite valuable. The resi
dence lots lie level, the water Is good and Bostwick Offers many advantages as a home city. The twenty-seven 1
farms offered for sale are In a high stale of productiveness; each one Is well located, of good lay and character,
and many of them have Improvements thereon In good condition. ;
lly writing to R. \V. Parker. Madlzon, Oa., or to John Bostwick, Bostwick. Ga., an Illustrated map and descrip
tion of the property offered, giving full data as to size, location, terms, etc., will be promptly mailed.
Recognizing Superior Ad
vantages of Bostwick as
Trading and Manufactur
ing Town, and
Great Fertility of
Lands, John Bostwick Of
fers Inducements to All
Home - Seekers and In
vestors.
have started with little or nothing and
by cnreful attention to their farms and
kindred enterprises they have aecumu
lated good-sized fortunes, their Invest
ments In land In the vicinity paying
them handsomely. The business con
cerns of Bostwick have prospered and
thf men Interested In them show pro-
gresslveneee In all their business
methods.
The Bostwick Mhnufaeturlng Com
pany has a capital of $26,000 and sur
plus of $40,000. the business having
been Incorporated In 1901. This con
cern owns a roller mill and cotton seed
oil mills and sells their products, owns
several ginneries and deals In high-
grade fertilizers and general merchan
dise, their brick store being the largest
In the town of Bostwick. John Bost
wick Is president, R. B. Green Is scope,
tory and treasurer and J. A. Snellings
Is manager and a director.
Claude C. Jones, Merchant.
For three years Claude C. Jones has
been operating a general merchandise
store at Bostwick. and he has a splen
did trade and enjoys the confidence of
the entire section. Hl9 up-to-date store
J. M. PRESTON.
Retired Farmer.
brough was reared In Oconee county,
graduated In medicine at Atlanta from
the Georgia College of Eclectic Med
icine and Surgery, and moved to Boat,
wick from Bishop. Ga. He operates a
drug store at Bostwick and does a gen
eral practice among the residents of
the town and the neighboring farm-
era. As a town alderman he gives free,
ly of his time to municipal affairs and
his judgment on public matters Ib re
spected by all.
Or. Claude F. Riden, Alderman.
For six years Dr. Claude F. Riden
has been a resident of Bostwick and he
Is one of the men who have prospered
BOSTWICK HIGH 8CHOOL.
C. C. Wills, A. B „ Principal,
METHODIST CHURCH.
R*v. W. C. Fox, Pastor.
BRICK-STORES OF BOSTWICK MANUFACTURING CO.
twenty miles away and then haul home
Ills purchases of necessary supplies.
As his farming Interests grew his haul
ing became greater, until finally his
great wagon trains became a sight of.
renown as they traversed the country 1
to and from markets. These wagon
trains Incurred an enormous expenso
nnd much time and patience. wns
wasted. John Bostwlpk. tried to get the
Central railroad to run a branch line
the necessary- atx miles to eonnebt Bost.
wick with the new Macon and Athens
branch of that road. But he tried In
vain.
-Very well," eald thle man now grown
financially strong as a planter, mer
chant and manufacturer, "I will build
the railroad myself.” And he'did. In
the spring of 1907 the new Bostwick
railroad begat) business and now regu
lar schedules are maintained. The
railroad Is six miles In length and run*
from Bostwick to Apalachee, there con
necting with the Athens and Macon
branch of the Central of Georgia rail
road. John Bostwick owns tills rail
road. It Is broad gauged and Is well
equipped for passenger and freight
trafilc.
LONG DISTANCE TELEPHONE
INSTALLED AT BO8TWICK
The latest modern Improvement for
E. R. GARDNER.
Liveryman.
Bostwick Has Many
Citizens and Farmers
Who Have Prospered
B’
OSTWICK Is a new- Georgia
town lying In the northeast cor
ner of Morgan county, being
eleven miles from Madison, thirteen
miles from Monroe and eighteen miles
from Athens. The town Is on an ele
vated and practically level plateau, and
Is In n section occupying the largest
body of the most nearly level land In
this section of Georgia.
Bostwick Is the terminus of the
Rostwlek railroad, which connects at
Apalachee with the Athens and Madi
son branch of the Central of Georgia
railroad.
In 1903 the township of Bostw-lck wns
the town of Boztwlck Is the service of incorporated. The town limits extend
local and long distance telephones, j within n radius of one mile. The In-
These lines are Just being completed, habitants now number 430 and the town
It was necessary to go to considerable
expense for this telephone service, as
several miles of wire had to be strung,
expensive poles raised and connections
made with other lines. John Bostwick
cheerfully raid the bill. The new tele-
phone system connects at Madison with
the main trunk lines of the Fouthcrn
Bell Telephone and Telegraph Com
pany.
Further concerning the men John
Bostw-lck It should he said that
SUSIE-AG NEC HOTEL.
Under Management M re. J. P. Jackson.
Is rapidly growing, the town Itself end
the rich surrounding farming section
constantly drawing new residents from
BAPTIST CHURCH.
Rev, J, W. McWhorter, Pastor,
been blessed with six children, two of
the sons now being students at the
1'nlverslty of Georgia snd the eldest
daughter attending Bronau College.
• John Bestv.ick Is n firm heiieyer in a
; college editcat'on. hla home at Eost-
mo*t attractive and ertn-
the son of a sturdy and successful! foftabte residence. He Is a member
farmer, the late G. B. Bostwick. and he | of the Methodist church.
«*«, reared near the present towrshli.j These are the fads concorn'.r.g the
** .... - ■ mart whose life’s ambition Is about to
of Bostwick. He graduated In 1SS3 at
the University of Georgia tn the same
class with such men of prominence In
the state Its Hon. Clark Howell, of At
lanta; Colonel J. P. Brooke, of Alpha
retta; Rev. W. M. Coyle, .it Winter-
vllle. and Hon. R. N. Holland of Ma
rietta. Before going to farming John
Bostwick taught school for two years
at Braswell Academy In Morgan coun
ty. In 1336 he married Miss Susie
Green, of Walton county, and they liave i
be realized In seeing a modern and
thriving city expand In Morgan county,
Georgia. He offers to farmers arid!
home.seekers a pnrt of his lands In a >
rich and healthy portion of the state |
at reasonable prices. The tarrful In
vestor will realize what this successful '
n-.an has accomplished, place his mnnev I
at Bostwick and get big returns' on
every dollar with which land i* pur
chased.
other parts of Georgia and neighboring
•tatee. Fifteen years ago this section
was practically undeveloped, while to
day Boetwick Is surrounded by perhap*
the most thrifty section In all Georgia.
As an evidence of how money Is made
at Bostwick. there are now ten or
twelve men in the Immediate territory
surrounding the town of Bostwick who
have made from their farms, during J
the past few- years, fortunes estimated .
conservatively at from $16,000 to '$100,.
000.
Progressive City Officiate. |
Altho a new town, the men who have |
In hand the government of Bostwick 1
have eeen to It that the town streets
were carefully laid off. sanitary affairs
looked after, good order constantly I
maintained, and these officials have |
kept the town free from debt. When- I
ever certain needed public Improve- |
ments were contemplated, the city of- •
flctnls, among themselves and from the
publlc-splrlted residents, raised the i
money to carry out the Improvements..
and so Bostwick has Issued no bonds .
and owes no town debts. John Bost
wick. the founder of the town, Is the :
present mayor, the remaining city offl- I
rials being Colonel J. S. Grant, city 1
attorney ; J. A. Snellings, city clerk,' ■
and H, R. Wilson, Dr. W. M. Fain- j
brough, Claude C. Jones. Dr. C. F. ■
Riden, aldermen. These city officials
are Interested In the Rrowth nnd de
velopment of Bostwick. and they gov-
the city wisely* and well. Thev are ;
men who hove lived In that location
| for years and are thoroughly familiar
with the past nri present affairs of
their roqp-.vjnlty—"id they -re and all
believe that the P-stwlck of .fie pres- >
ent Is but an earnest of w-h t the Bost- ,
wick of the future will be.
Citizens Hava Fciih in Town.
Grown within the la-t few years from
a scattered agricultural community to
a thrifty, hustling town of 400 to 300
people. Brat wick gives str-ng evidence
ef very soon doubling In population,
n - ’i ope ->f the r*-lf*entr, I- I nhued
with the fi-m convletl ii that Bostwick
Is destined to a speedy <>\eIopnunt.
which will be Ihe pride --f Its citizens
and the envy of manv older eonimunl- '
ties which have lain dormant for years. 1
The cltl-ens of Bestuick are a pros- '
pilous lot. thev are happy anil content
ed and thev are making money without
the numerous hardships endured ami
tricks resorted to bv so many In the
accumulation .-f wealth
Many men now living at Bostwick
Is filled with clean stock and he also
operates a soda fount and a restaurant
In connection with his general store.
and'he Is an alderman' and mayor pro
tern, or the-township.
E. R. Gardner, Liveryman.
A aubstantlat citizen ‘who zaw the
outlook for much growth at. Bostwick
nnd who recently moved Into the town
Is E. R. Gardner, who cohducts the
livery stables. Altho he has been a
resident of Bostwick only a little over
two months, Mr. Gardner has gained
the friendship of the people and his
business Is well conducted and Is pros
pering. He moved to Bostwick from
Buckheod, Ga.
J. M. Preston, Retired Farmer.
J. M. Preston Is an example of what
a farmer can do on the fertile lands
surrounding Bostwick. He was born
six miles from the present township
nnd for years after attaining his ma
jority. Mr. Preston worked at odds and
ends, until less than ten years ago he
determined to seriously devote his at
tention and ability to farming. Hla
success may be determined when It Is
known that In these few years thts
farmer accumulated A fortune In ex
cess of $26,000 and now rents out his
lands and enjoys therefrom a good In
come. He at present devotes most of
his time to real estate. Mr. Preston Is
one of the best known men In Bost
wick and the citizens are proud of his
record and his success as a Boetwick
farmer.
Dr. W. M. Fambrough, Alderman.
Dr. W. M. Fambrough came to Bost
wick In 1004. He has seen the town
prosper und grow wonderfully during
the space of four years. Dr. Fam-
thore. Besides his practice as a physl-
clan. Dr. Riden Is a successful farmer.
He was reared In Forsyth county, grad
uated at the Atlanta -Medical College
twenty yeanr ago, h&a.a tadsl. attract,
Ive home af Boetwick and la’rooked up
to by the citizens of Boetwick. He Is a
town alderman, freely giving his time
In the Interests of a greater city.
The Hotel at Bostwick.
Bostwick has good hotel accommoda
tions for the traveling public andthose
who come to the town to Investigate
Its opportunities. The two-story brick
hotel Is known as the Susle-Agnes, and
Is under the management of Mrs. J. P.
Jackson. The hotel’ contains twenty
rooms for gueete, In addition to tho
Masonic and Odd Fellows halt. A drug
store occupies the ground floor space
nut used for the hotel office. The
Susle-Agnes Hotel Is conveniently lo
cated for the trains and to reach the
business houses of Bostwick.
BOSTWICK HIGH SCHOOL.
The Bostwick High School is directed
by Professor C. C. Wills, the principal,
and he has as assistants Miss Ruth
Anderson, L. I., primary department,
and Miss Pearl Edenfield. A. B„ gram
mar school department. Colonel J. S.
Grant Is secretary of the school board.
There arc nine gmdea In the school, in
the highest grade the student receiving
Instruction tn general hletory, geology,
geometry. Virgil, higher algebra, phys
ics, beginners’ Greek, literature, botany
and English. The people of Bostwick
are proud of their school facilities and
the excellence of the course of Instruc
tion.
LARGE OIL MILL AT BOSTWICK.