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Newspaper
Americus Times Recorder
Location
Americus, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Aug 07, 1908
Page
4
The Americus Recorder and The Americus Times merged as The Times-Recorder in 1891. It lists editors Thomas Gamble Jr and J W Farlow, with C W Cornforth as associate editor and staff roles, noting official status for city county and railroad commission publications.
The Times-Recorder lists subscription options including daily and weekly plans with terms. An address in Americus Georgia instructs readers to remit payments and make letters payable to the newspaper. The text also expresses a skeptical view of state profit recovery on old leases and mentions belief the state will not recover funds.
Governor Folk orders a regiment into St. Louis to enforce Sunday closing law. He asserts saloons will close if the entire state military could enforce compliance. The piece praises Folk as a rare leader willing to uphold the law, while criticizing other officials as timid. It argues the nation needs men of conscience over ambition and condemns open law violation in several cities.
The piece analyzes Tom Watson's campaign tactic accusing William Jennings Bryan of voting against Judge Crisp in the Democratic caucus due to Crisp's Confederate ties. It cites Alfred Henry Lewis’s letter, Savannah press reactions, Bryan's post nomination support for Crisp, and Watkins’s political fate. It notes Bryan clubs forming and Georgia Democrats denouncing Watson.
The Ware Orchard Company publishes a strong letter praising Sumter County for tobacco suited to wrappers in Sumatra and Havana varieties. They report a ten acre, scientifically cultivated test crop rivaling Kentucky fields, suggesting tobacco could outperform cotton with sufficient acreage and even a local warehouse and market.
The article argues pessimistic preaching undermines church work and public reform. It contrasts Northern and Southern ministers, claiming gloom hinders efforts to uplift society and calls for a triumphant, faith‑powered message to inspire action against evil.
A Georgia Court of Appeals decision banning liquor circulars into Georgia is questioned for practical effect. The piece argues state officials cannot police the mails, and federal action or constitutional change would be needed to truly dry Georgia, calling the ruling largely ineffectual.
The Savannah administration faces heavy criticism as police raids target about one hundred blind tigers. Citizens and state officials alike had long known liquor sales thrived openly in Savannah, with hundreds of establishments operating despite state law. The delay in action stems from a hoped legal ruling on city versus state authority, leaving illicit traffic tolerated for months.
A fragment notes public anger over a brazen breach of state law in a city, blaming lax law enforcement and official indifference. The text implies widespread Georgia concern and pride in upholding lawful conduct, but stops mid thought.
Sumter county operates forty plus misdemeanor convicts on public roads under careful, humane management. The system, praised for building a reliable road program, is seen as ready to expand to felony convicts within eighteen months to two years, with strong safeguards against abuse and ongoing public oversight mirroring Chatham County’s model.
Sumter county excels for stock raising with rolling wells watered land and abundant cane. A creamery proposal for Americus and Sumter could profit cattle farmers and local industries by providing cheap milk and steady cash flow, diversifying beyond cotton. Strong farmer participation and guaranteed cow supply are key to success, the piece argues.
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