. The City of Albany and Dougherty County . brought to the local warehouses by wagon from the country within a radius of thirtymiles, the other receipts being by rail from greater distances. Facilities for handling cotton to the best advantage are ample, such as one might expect to find in a progressivecity. There are six large warehouses for the storage of the staple crop, and there are always buyers in the market readyto pay the maximum limit of ruling prices. The warehousemen are experienced cotton men, and the interests of thefarmers are always carefully protected. After being sold the cot


. The City of Albany and Dougherty County . brought to the local warehouses by wagon from the country within a radius of thirtymiles, the other receipts being by rail from greater distances. Facilities for handling cotton to the best advantage are ample, such as one might expect to find in a progressivecity. There are six large warehouses for the storage of the staple crop, and there are always buyers in the market readyto pay the maximum limit of ruling prices. The warehousemen are experienced cotton men, and the interests of thefarmers are always carefully protected. After being sold the cotton is compressed for shipment to the mills of this andother States or to the ports for export. When the cotton season is at its height, the business thoroughfares of Albany are places of absorbing interest. Balesof the great staple product of the section are rolling in by hundreds. Here is seen a two-wheeled cart creaking be-neath the weight of a single bale, and there a massive wagon drawn by six mules and bearing a pyramid built of ten. BKAUTiriL iH)Mr Ilioto by Holland. NDINCS or a dozen bales. The latter are only seen in thissection of the South, where the absence of hills andsteep grades on the country highways makes possiblethe handling of teams with very heavy burdens. The First Bale Town. Albany enjoys the unique distinction of being thefirst bale market of the Southeast. For many yearsthis distinction has been hers, and though repeatedefforts have been made to wrest the title from her she


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