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Newspaper
Americus Times Recorder
Location
Americus, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Mar 27, 1908
Page
4
The item lists publication details for Americus Recorder and Americus Times with editors and subscription rates. It then quotes The Savannah Press calling Gov Smith a prominent statesman and notes Abe Hummel’s perjury conviction and release, followed by a remark on Supreme Court Justices criticizing opinions and a Burlington railroad rebate case.
The Macon County Citizen notes Dudley Hughes failed to spark an opponent to Congressman Lewis and has taken the candidacy himself. The Third District seems largely satisfied with Lewis’s service, and Hughes’s bid appears unlikely to gain enthusiasm. A potential census-driven district shift could jeopardize Hughes in four years. Judge Emory Speer’s black hand letter case sees a negro elevator boy arrested. the suspect denies guilt and authorities consider fingerprint analysis.
The Marietta figure Hon. Joseph M. Brown announces his candidacy for governor and unveils a platform urging tax cuts and limited railroad regulation while preserving Confederate payments and prohibiting lobbying. Supporters see it as fair to capital and state development while critics fear a return of old political fault lines.
Reports show district agricultural colleges in Georgia lack essential equipment beyond buildings and grounds. Communities have competed to host them, but now the state must step in. An appropriation of 5000 dollars per college, totaling 55000, would greatly boost training in scientific agriculture and benefit Georgia’s future.
A Georgia town, Americus, experiences a spring building surge with twelve to fifteen dwellings under way or contracted. The electric railway will spur expansion, making Americus the most compact small city in the South and paving the way for more homes. An influx of capital backs investment in housing, with expectations of nearly a hundred new houses this year if business districts are paved.
Sumter county growers plan for a big peach yield this season. A Monday meeting outlined car needs to the Central road, with assurance their demands will be met. A cannery for Americus is nearly assured, using overripe and small peaches to create new markets and boost growers’ income. Americus rises as a peach market center aided by rail facilities and expanding orchards. The Macon News mocks China for sending experts to study the U S financial system.
The Rome Tribune Herald questions reformers and quotes a sharp editorial jab. It argues that the Boys should feel proud and warns that continued disruption could prompt Southern Railway to suspend trains in Georgia.
The Waycross Journal urges Georgians not to forget why they elected Governor Hoke Smith. It contrasts his promises with his actual actions and asserts the public is painfully informed on this matter.
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