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Newspaper
Americus Weekly Recorder
Location
Americus, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Aug 16, 1889
Page
7
The article defends the rise of a renewed South while acknowledging the Old South. It argues slavery’s abolition was beneficial, notes industrial and demographic shifts, and describes migration, capital, and climate advantages reshaping the region. It credits Southern generations with rebuilding prosperity and influence.
Pittsburg capitalists buy land in Georgia to grow ramie for fibre. New York firm offers 85 dollars per ton for all ramie produced in the South and suggests ramie could replace jute in bagging cotton. Ramie reportedly grows well here, with experiments proving viable cultivation and potential for steady crops.
Mr. Pickens Hembree of Alpha retta Georgia reports testing a wild weed as a jute substitute. He showed a cord from the weed’s fiber, as strong as similar fibers, noting it grows four to five feet high in any soil and matures last fall. He believes cultivated production could be vast.
The report cites heavy mortgage debt on New York farms, with Chemung county recording 638 farm mortgages totaling about 308000 last year and widespread losses across fourteen counties. Connecticut data show 54 percent of farms incur losses, while Bartow Georgia has 36 mortgages for 24000 and Chemung totals 408000. Farm value appears high but mortgage costs exceed crop profits, forcing loans at risk. Cadet Edgar Jadwin of West Point leads his class. Jadwin hails from Honesdale Pennsylvania, son of ex-Congressman Cc Jadwin, with a Manchester chamber address noting royal majesty.
Notice states that A. P. Cones withdraws from the partnership of Cones Simpkins & Company. J. B. Coles Jr and Eldred Simkins assume all debts and continue the business as Coles Simpkins & Company in Brunswick Georgia. Cones to pursue a cotton commission business in New York City dated August 6 1889.
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