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Newspaper
Americus Times Recorder
Location
Americus, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Sep 13, 1901
Page
5
A garbled Americus column reports on city and suburb happenings with weather notes, crop pest updates, and police guidance. It mentions Jim Parker born in Atlanta, cattle and mule trade, Governor race chatter, and a steer toward Barbour packing. Reports on malarial fever recovery, locals buying goods, and schedule chatter wrap irregularly amid weather gloom.
A group of Americus students heads to Shorter College this morning. Included are May Wheatley Dauphine Sims Lucile Gregg and May Belle Hawking with Florence Page expected to join later due to illness. A party from Albany will accompany the delegation en route to Shorter.
A Virginia mill seeks relocation to Americus offering a modern plant valued at 75 000 dollars for 43 000 with half cash and the rest in stock. Mayor Felder received a letter detailing labor access and proximity to cotton fields, saying the manager would invest heavily if the sale occurs. Americus citizens are urged to back the enterprise to boost local prosperity.
A long list of yesterday’s visitors and guests fills the Americus scene. Arlington, DeSoto, Batesville, and North Carolina stops surface among locals like Miss Sarah Cobb and Miss Margart, with trips to Atlanta, Athens, and Monroe noted and weddings and studies mentioned in the surrounding notes.
A Sea board freight train bound for Americus burst into flames in the yard, a wood car ablaze and jamming the cargo. Firefighters reached the scene hot after a rapid mile run, extinguishing the blaze on the damaged box car now headed to the Americus Ice Company. A medical advertisement follows, offering a kidney care remedy.
Johnson & Harrold Warehouse Co broke ground yesterday for two massive brick fireproof storage buildings to store cotton. They will front 180 feet on Wheeler street beside a Central railroad siding, be built of brick and iron with cement floors and iron roofs, and include automatic sprinklers. Expected completion in 30 to 40 days for the first unit, with extensive storage capacity and rapid handling aided by the railroad frontage.
Giddings of Sessa Miller and Clark reports Providence Spring at Andersonville near Americus continues to flow without interruption since the marble temple was completed. The Times-Record had claimed the spring ceased flowing, but field investigation confirms steady discharge from Providence Spring.
George Moon, a local dart luminary, was arrested on a charge of selling illegal liquor. A lesser accomplice caused confusion, the police detained Moon, and he later secured a $2100 bond allowing his release from jail.
A German vessel reportedly landed cargo of coal on the island of Farsan in the Red Sea. One dock reportedly constructed by the German government signals strategic aims near Coaling Station negotiations.
A solid twenty yearloads of cotton arrived at the Americus compression yesterday from the Central Railway points, mainly Dawson and Shellman. Receipts from these yards will push Americus total season receipts to about 125000 bases, boosting local employment with the higher activity.
Montgomery Alabama September 11 The Montgomery Library association accepted New York architects plans for a Carnegie library to cost 50000 two stories and a basement. Alabama marble from Talladega fields may be used for exterior and ornamental work with quarry costs checked. Gift of 50000 from Carnegie plus 215000 raised by subscription includes 10000 for a lot. City maintenance fund of 5000 yearly pledged. The rest is a garbled second item about a parade in Cleveland.
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