Babson Sees Bold South Growth From Florida Visit
Roger W. Babson tours the South and predicts strong industrial and agricultural expansion in Alabama Florida and nearby states. He cites new factories rising in the region aided by rail traffic and calls for improved efficiency to combat cotton weevil damage. He also highlights New Orleans Mobile and Galveston as thriving ports and notes potential in reforestation for southern lumber.
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Lake Wales
Florida
Roger W. Babson
South
Mr. Babson
Alabama
America
Georgia
Carolinas
Texas
Louisiana
Mississippi
United States
West
Carolina
Arkansas
California
Missouri
North Carolina
Oklahoma
South Carolina
Tennessee
Babson
Maine
United States Department of Agriculture
Norfolk
Wilmington
Charleston
Brunswick
Savanah
Jacksonville
Tampa
Pensacola
New Orleans
Shipping Board
New York
Mobile
Galveston
Great Southern Lumber Company
Bogalusa
Watch the South grow, a call for wealth and migration
The speaker touts southern wealth potential from agriculture and oil, cites Florida grapes and oil prospects, and argues mild winters attract workers and capital. Wages are lower in the South, suggesting rising capital as a long term benefit. Babson index shows business at 5 percent above normal.
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Florida
South
North
All
America
Babson
Riverside School Visits Highlight Cold Week
Miss Roe and Miss Flynn visited Riverside School amid illness reducing attendance. Seven pupils were absent this week. Mike Rebich left for a business trip to Butte and attended a farewell party with the Marovichs north of Dillon. The Country club party ended with a chicken pie supper and late visiting. Enrollment rose over the last month. The Spehar children were the last enrolled. A blizzard dropped temperatures to ten below zero, white ground sparkling with frost.
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Miss Roe
Miss Flynn
Blacktail School
Mike Rebich
Butte
Mrs. Marovich
Dillon
Savings Accounts Bring Thrift and Success
Twenty three years ago we established a savings department with one dollar or more. Babies with accounts grown to adulthood have started businesses, showing the program’s impact. We still offer deposits of any size and 4 percent interest compounded semi annually.
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