Americus Georgia Listed as Commercial Capital of Southwest Georgia
Americus Georgia described as the county seat and commercial hub of six counties. It notes rail access on the South ern railroad, thriving mercantile firms , two newspapers, an opera house, a public library, several banks, mills, and factories. The piece calls Americus the largest city in Southwest Georgia with growing population and wealth and invites inquiries to the Americus Record for information.
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Erions
Samter Yu
Georgia
Bouthero
Abuut
Groras
Perth
Amoricus
Hss Foe
Goed Churchra
Ope
Bemikly
Aubly
Americus
Agriculton
Preston
Lampkin
Risthe
Gooland
Iq Uiet
Lve
Taptry
Albany Captains Pitch to Ohio Visitors Attracts Laugh
An Albany delegation led by Captain Hobbs tries to lure Ohio excursionists to visit Dougherty County with promises of artesian wells, Fountain of Health waters, a Georgia barbecue, and the rich countryside, only to have Col. Edgar Simmons reveal the target was Americus cotton buyers. The scene ends in good-natured laughter at the captain’s expense.
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Albany
Americas
Ohio
Dougherty
Hobbs
Americus
Geo
Thomasville
Atlanta
Georgia
Col
Edgar Simmons
Remarkable Louisiana Lottery Draw Opens With Big Prizes
The 188th Grand Monthly Drawing held at noon on Tuesday January 19th awarded the first prize of 75000 to ticket No 24045 sold for 1.00. Prizes went to holders including M Ditrichstein in New York J F Benson in Kansas City Isidor Schwartz in Kansas City and A R Simmons in Manchester. Several prizes of 6000 were won by holders in Kansas City and San Francisco with tickets sold through local banks and Wells Fargo Express. The Extraordinary Grand Quarterly Drawing is set for March 16 with 529600 to be distributed under the laws of chance, to be managed by Gen G T Beauregard and Jubal A Early.
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Louisiana
M. Ditrichstein
M Gross
Chambera
New York City
J. F. Benson
Careof Jo
Baehr
Main Ot
Kansas City
Isidor Schwartz
Kansa City
Bank of Com
Ornaa
Gisdawn
Be . A
W. A. Turner
J. B. Martin
Howard St
San Francisco
Cal
Wells, Fargo & Co
S Express
G. Brootzman
Houston
Texas
J. O. Kieinfelder & Co
Menene
Bank of Commerce
Gen'ls
G. T. Beauregard
Jubal A
Laws of Chance
Farman's formula for cotton seed and manure composting
A historic note describes a compost method using 80 bushels cotton seed 400 pounds poo hee 200 pounds kainit for a layered pile watered and aged six weeks to three months with stable manure leaves phosphate and kainit forming layers and the pile covered with dirt potential cost and value of the chemicals discussed a local opinion about the Drayton bridge obstruction in Americus and Montezume.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Farman
Americus
Drayton
Amelia
Montezume
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Avertcos Recorder
W. & Glessner
FICE
Cotton
Erick
Coston Avenue
Llowin Ut
Averious
Hese
J. 8 Felder
Planters’ Warehouse
N. Burkhalter
Offrever Council ‘& Wilmiford
Hi Stevens
RR. A. Hinton’s
Cotton Ave
Ees & Parker
Bank of Americas
Rhoe
Rylander & Arrington
Lamar and
Jackson Street
J. A. Fort
Bosworth
Lrayth Bt
Wooren & Ford
Planter
People’s National Bank
W. Sheffield & CO
Forsyth
Jackon
W. Harris & CO
Ue E. Sullivan
Tawar At
J. K. Prince
West Cotton Avenue
Ps Bie
Hearest House
the Ory
Urnton Wheatley, Dre
Eto
Ublic Square
Davis & Castaway
Cor
Lamsr
Jackson Streets
Foster
Forsyth St
Ohn M. Coker
Cotton Avenue
Americaa
Itaw
Gani al
Moe
C. Matthews
Conneil & Williford
J. Brady
Barlow Block
W. P. Burt
General General Merchandise
Eorge Stapleton
SSE
Aycock
Opera Louse
Yan Ripir
Artis
Wheatley
Yuong D
Gins
Hiden and Commission
A. Bell Fort
Boot and Shoe Maker
Ndrew Dudley
Boos
Hest Atym
Jackson St
Front Presbyterian Church
Onn x. Hall
P ‘Ure
Medicisomery
A J. Hudson
W. B. Oliver
Draper and _tailor
Rylander & Arringto
Edward J. Miller
C. Horace McCall
Miller & McCall
Americus, Georgia
Italion
Jon
Fors
Hela
Owe Eee
Donald
Dearbury Bt
Bee Houghion
Wilkesbarre
Renee Nanbens Morro Bond
Broad
Philadelphia
Clingman’s Tobacco
Clingman 1
Clingman
Vustever Extra
Clingman Ley Pa
Drastep Enogurace
Wall
Indiana
Bes
Montezdmé
Mecsetuna
Hancock
New York
Governor's Island
United States Army
W. D. Wianvers
the Chronicle
Agalant
Pesekocs
Great Britain
Cotton Exchange
Liverpool
Manchester
Bradstreet’s
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