Atlanta Daily World

Sylvester is a young south Georgia town: the name means "wooded view", given it for the significance of the tall long leaf yellow pines that covered the vast area of Worth County, and stretching southward into Florida. The town site however is no longer a wooded vista, but a thriving and prosperous business center with its public square, courthouse, stores and banking houses.

Sylvester, was as is well known laid out in the trail of the cross-tie country when the Atlantic Coast Line was stretching its mammoth vein far into Florida. Sawmill and turpentine hands vied with cross-tie choppers in throwing up log cabins and camping tents for the opening of that vast area of virgin Georgia territory.

They came from every section of south and southwest Georgia to stake claims in this new field of coming industries.

Outside the city limits, morning continues to pour its sunshine through the trembling and singing needles of the yellow pines; the stretches along the roadside show the breast of the pines with their turpentine blazes with cups catching the flow of resin. An important industry follows in the wake of the march of the yellow pines and all around may be seen the surge of prosperity in nice homes, wide and well kept streets and busy people.

The cotton gins are busy separating the lint from the seeds and hurling the bales of lint to the waiting wagons and trucks.

The colored population is sparse, but not without those enterprising and prosperous people who have made this county great. On every hand may be seen nice homes with well kept shrubbery around them.

Here also may be seen the beginning of the palm tree toward the inland of Florida. The palms give somewhat the aroma of Florida scenes and their picturesque beauty gives an aroma of tropical flavor to the town.

There are few colored places of business: the barber shop, pressing club, the undertaking establishment and now and then a small store, such as may be seen below the railroad in rural Georgia towns.

There is not much urge on the part of the citizens of our group for political activity. While we didn't get the exact figures of registration, we observed that many people to whom the question was put had not bothered about registering.

It is gravely feared that the colored people of this area are making prosperous many types of businesses they could own and operate themselves. If and when their attention is turned to this fact, Sylvester will catch the fever of her nearby neighbor, Albany and become one of the bustling south Georgia towns that will have to be reckoned with.

Our hats are off to Sylvester and