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Newspaper
Americus Weekly Recorder
Location
Americus, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Sep 12, 1890
Page
6
A would be homeowner recounts the protracted ordeal of planning bidding and conquering red tape as a dream house evolves into a slow costly burden. Spanning plans bids delays wells and finally completion the tale satirically contrasts contractor delays with public skepticism.
The Albany News interviews Capt. Weston about the Albany and Cordele road. It will be completed around October 15 and may connect with the Atlanta and Florida lines, with potential thirty mile savings if trains run through. Right of way secured for Cordele to Fort Valley, stock taken, rolling stock negotiations ongoing, timber for bridges contracted and steel cargo en route.
The Dawson News notes a strong cotton demand locally with ten cent prices all day as buyers flocked to Dawson. It contrasts with Albany and Americus where no sale topped 97 cents, urging growers to bring cotton to Dawson for cash payments.
More Btores and Messrs Johnson and Harrold have placed a large force at work tearing down the walls of the old warehouse beside the Allen House. They plan a two-story structure with four well furnished store rooms on the lower level and upstairs apartments for additional Allen House quarters, creating space for extended operations and lodging.
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