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Newspaper
Americus Times Recorder
Location
Americus, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Jan 03, 1902
Page
4
Address all letters and make payable to THE TIMES RECORDER Americus Ga Marie Louise Myrick editor and business manager Editorial room telephone 9 This appears to be a notice about recurring publication terms for daily weekly and monthly submissions and contact details for the newspaper office and editor.
Dr. J L M Curry argues the South bears the cost of education amid heavy debt and limited philanthropy, citing 1870 1891 Negro funding totals, white dominance in tax revenue, and stark contrasts with Northern endowments. He highlights Virginia and Georgia metrics, notes minimal outside gifts, and urges Catholic patriotism to aid those less favored, per Nashville American. Savannah-Macon state fair debate and Admiral Schley South tour planned, with stops in Baltimore and Savannah guesting General Gordon.
AMERICUS GA January 3 1902 the city notes no new enterprises formed last year and urges civic effort for a stronger year ahead in commerce and industry. It highlights Savannah efforts to appoint a white port collector as the current colored incumbent’s term ends and cites Atlanta’s new directory listing 120 712 population. The Savannah Press questions Roosevelt’s cabinet pick of Governor Shaw of Iowa and Georgia’s Populist party last met in Atlanta with a small guard at the funeral held years ago.
Georgia shows sharp rise in industrial capacity with capital in manufacturing climbing from 20 million in 1880 to 90 million in 1990 and wage earners expanding from 25 000 to 84 000 by 1900. Cotton goods remain dominant, cottonseed products rise, timber gains, and Augusta Atlanta and Macon highlight local outputs.
A sweeping review notes 1901 as America's greatest financial year with New York disbursing around 175 million on interest and dividends. It highlights strong reserves, rising bank clearings, steel and coal production records, and hopeful treasury conditions as Secretary Shaw assumed office. Separate brief items report Tampa Bay hotel manager A E Dick forecasting an early open for a robust tourist season and a Raleigh murder case where John Brady and Ernest Griffin confess to killing Mr Smith at Eton College, Griffin admitting involvement.
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