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Here©s Georgia! LIBRARIES - the Digital Library of Georgia

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io6 FACTS ABOUT GEORGIA<br />

that he got $1.50 and $2.00 a bushel for <strong>the</strong>m in <strong>the</strong> Chattanooga<br />

market, when o<strong>the</strong>rs were selling for 75 cents and a dollar a<br />

bushel. He could have sold hundreds <strong>of</strong> bushels more than he<br />

had. In a few years more that orchard should be worth a neat<br />

fortune.<br />

Savannah Sugar Refinery<br />

The past few years have been notable for <strong>Georgia</strong>'s industrial<br />

expansion. More grain mills, canning plants, and packing houses<br />

have opened up new and pr<strong>of</strong>itable markets for food crops, meat<br />

animals, as <strong>the</strong> augmented production <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong>se have required.<br />

And <strong>the</strong>re are opportunities for many more industries <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong><br />

same general character. A particularly interesting contribution<br />

to <strong>the</strong> State's diversification is <strong>the</strong> three-million dollar sugar re<br />

finery being erected in Savannah. This will enable <strong>the</strong> planters<br />

to grow ano<strong>the</strong>r crop that will mean immediate cash to <strong>the</strong>m as<br />

soon as <strong>the</strong> product is delivered. It is claimed by experts that<br />

<strong>the</strong> fertile acres <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> State near <strong>the</strong> coast can be made to yield<br />

as much sugar as <strong>the</strong> lowlands <strong>of</strong> Louisiana. This large invest<br />

ment, with its new field <strong>of</strong> employment for labor, is striking<br />

evidence <strong>of</strong> <strong>Georgia</strong> resources and energy.<br />

APPLE ORCHARD OF M. J. YEOMANS. CORNELIA

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