. The Southern States. m 111ii^!Ill ?IB -Hi ? ^1 C r. Aiuericus. Ga.: PostnfDcc in Jolinson iScIlarrold Building. be expected of a Southern city ofsixty years standing, and furnish acharming addition to the attractionsthe homeseeker would here find. Thedenominations are well represented inthe numerous churches establishedhere, and the free public school systemIS entirely adequate and liberally main-tained. Americus has two daily newspapers,morning and evening, creditable to atown of its size and which are alive tothe importance of securing immigra-tion. Indeed, it may be said that thespirit of


. The Southern States. m 111ii^!Ill ?IB -Hi ? ^1 C r. Aiuericus. Ga.: PostnfDcc in Jolinson iScIlarrold Building. be expected of a Southern city ofsixty years standing, and furnish acharming addition to the attractionsthe homeseeker would here find. Thedenominations are well represented inthe numerous churches establishedhere, and the free public school systemIS entirely adequate and liberally main-tained. Americus has two daily newspapers,morning and evening, creditable to atown of its size and which are alive tothe importance of securing immigra-tion. Indeed, it may be said that thespirit of the entire community is dis-tinctly favorable to the work of inter-esting Northern people in the city andits vicinity, and numerous efforts alongthis line in the past have been warmlyseconded by the press and the people. Naturally the Georgia & AlabamaRailway takes an interest in the prog-ress of Americus. Here are its generaloffices, and there is now nearing com-pletion here a new and handsome pas- senger station, such as cannot be foundat man


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