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HOUSTON HUME JOURNAL Price $1.50 A Year. la Advance. Publiglitnl Every Thumdny Morning Official Organ of Houston County JOHN L. HODGES, Editor. Thuksdat, Deoemhkr 4. OUTGUESSING THE MARKET The Progressive Fanner, ia a strune editorial, points out how haphazard it is Lo seli cotton in-1 dividuully and how impossible it j is for the individual grower to aiarkct cotton at a profit, further., it defines cl?*arly the benefits ofl co-operative marketing ami urges tlir members of the cotton co-oper aiive assm-iai ions and all growers to support, the various co operatives in the South now organized for marketing cotton. The editorial follows: "A few members of the co operative cotton marketing as aoci.ition arc complaining tli.it tl?c.\ ecjuld have sold their cotton for mme money. This will alwajs be the case. fho man who assumes that he would have sold his cot ton at the top of ?ho market will always lit aide to figure out how ho would iiave clone better outside the mm k tin?: associate n. Hut he ??ems to turret that he has only ?ne chance out of about twenty five to sell at. the top price. Only % per cent sell at the top prices. This is because the man has not jet been born who knows when to ?c 11 cotton. If the member of t ho co-oper ative who thinks lie knows when to sell cotton and would have sold ?t iho top price really knew bow to do that ho would not long con tinue in the hard business of pro ducing cotton, lie would make his millions in a year or two and have| no need for fanning, or the co operative marketing association, and could "live happily ever after." The basic or fundameutalprinci paf of co-operative marketing of rotton is orderly marketing, which means selling cotton all the time or every month in the year, be cause cwtloH is used every month 4? the year. The co-operatives will not, should not, and cannot sell their cotton all at one time or at the top price. They will uol and cannot sell at the top price, be cause uo one can do that, for no one knows tho top price. They should not attempt to sell all their rotton at ono time at auy price, for the chances are they would not get tho top price if they did at tempt to sell it, and many times would sell for less than they now get by selling all the time and getting the average price, iiy sell ing orderly and refusing to dump their cotton and forcing prices <k>? u, they get a better average price than under the old dumping system. The co-operatives will never get the top price for all their cotton. They will get better than average ??rices by the old methods of sell ing, but no one who has the slight est. knowledge of the principles of co-operative commodity market ing of cotton will expect these associations to ever get the top ixice. On the other hand, they -will never get the lowest price. They will simply get a better average price for their members tban is obtained by farmers who market in the old way. (t is, therefore, rank nonsense for any member of co-operative marketing association to complain that he lost $10, or $15, or any other amount per bale, by market j?g his cotton through the co operative. He can with the same lack of reason, olaim that he has lost money every year he tailed to ret the top price when ho was not a member of a ce operative. Hut he can claim with the best of reason that in a term of years bs has and will continue to get throagh the cooperative a better avrvag? price than those outside lbs association who dump their rotton on the market io the fall sr daring three or four months. *Ten last year th?se wbe sold their cotton early aud those who sold ii late ^ot less than the aver age and less than received by i uietn bers of t lie co-operatives. '1 be average man outside the association cannot sell his cotton | for the top price and those inside, have no reason to assume that they could or would have done so. The average man who i? not a member of a co-operative must sell cotton when he is told to do so, by those he owes He is usually forced to sell cotton when it is going down and therefore seldom gets even the average price. Why do the co-operative as sociation!* pay their members more than the average price? Why do the member* of these associations gets more one year with one another than those who sell in ihe old way? First, as shown by the report of the Federal Trade Commission it costs the co-operatives less to market cotton than it does the merchant, or broker under the old system. Second, the member of the co-J operative gets paid for the actual grade of his cotton, while the man who sells from the wagon in the old way gels paid for at least one grade lower than his cotton actual ly is. Third, there is lesa country damage, warehouse charges aie less, his cotton is better insured, the co-opeiatives pay a lower rate of interest than the individual merchant, and the member of tiio co operative instead ot the mer chant, is paid the rebate in freight on cotton which is compressed or stored in trausit. Fourth, the member of a co operative and not the merchant gets the money which the samples and loose cotton bring when sold. There are other reasons but these ought to be enough. The Federal Trade Commission after a thorough and impartial in vestigation, declares that the co operatives pay their members more than the large merchants pay the country merchants or local buyers who buy the cotton from the farmers. This being true, it goes without saying ihat the oo-operat ives must pay their members more than the local buyers pay uon-members. The member of a cotton co operative marketing association who claims that lie has lost mouey by marketing his cotton through his association is simply fooling himself or allowing the enemies of co-operative marketing to fool him. The only escape from this is for him to assume that, he could or would market his cotton for top or near top prices, and in such case he is still fooling him self, for no man knows when to market cotton. The only safe and sane plan is to market it at all times, because cotton is used at all times."?! Editorial From Progressive Farm er. WHOM SHALL WE HELP? Within the recent months the' increase in appeals for aid has been noticeable to a great degree. With each succeeding appeal there arises the question of doing the person a teal service and raising him to a higher plane, or is it just passing him on to another juos pect ive helper. There is a gieat pleasure in giviug a man the helping hand when be needs it sorely. All down and out with no friend near, no money in t ho purse and no gas in the tank and no place to lay or eat-what joy it is to take him to heart and give a lift. Such aid is not to fall short in the reward to Ihe faitbtul in that place where all shall be judged according to the deeds done in the body. The heart of a man untouched by ap peals of the needy is hardened to ail that is high in life's experiem e. While there are many worthy one* that come to onr town, or rather pass on to other places, who have been unfortunate or disappointed in some way that wo are unable to know, yet doubtless some who make oalls on our generosity arc not of the genuine type for consideration in a friend ly manner. J ust a won! of question iaf will usually be sufticitnt to find out whether one is being im posed upon or not. Is it not well to ask Nomething record of persons approclnug osf J want to state two axioms from the ex perience of charity workers every where: No person is better by Hiv ing to ono whom be afterward finds to be a fakir, or graft or un worthy, any person aided for as ninny as three times when he could produce his own livelihood is not far from beggary or pauperism. Therefore let us pool our charity into some one resposible in char acter to help the needy and send away the unworthy. X ICE Parties desiring Ice delivered at their place of business or residence please leave their order at Cater's Drug Store. Will deliver Tues days, Thursdays and Saturdays from truck. J. H. DAVIS & SON, Who's Who When one hoars that "everyone la n littlo crazy" ho mentally takes stock of his eccentricities and wonders which is tho one. Mules for salo. Just received our fourth shipment. We sell them be cause we sell for less, A F Smith & Son. Perry ua. ? House lor Sale?Seven room house on Washington Ave. Ap ply S. L. Norwood, Sr., Perry. Ga. Mules For Sale?We sell them for less- A F Smith & Son, perry (;n. ?Miss Kate Felder. Local Corse tiere for Spirella Corsets and Uir dlcs. ? Ladies work at home, pleasant, easy sewing on your own machine. W hole or part time. Highest possible prices paid. For full in formation address L. Jones, Box 2 Olney. III. ?STRAYED?From the pasture of J. W. Uhels one black Jersey Cow, brown on bank. Finder please notify K. M. Johnson, Fer ry, (?a., and receive reward. FOR S ALF,?Georgia Raised, Iteeleaned Texas Rust Proof Oats, 1500 bushels, $1.00 per bushel on* sacked, F. O. B , Pinehurst. ? 11, P. Morris, Pinthurst, U?. W. B. SIMS SCREEN WIRE Sizes 24, 26, 28, 30, 34 and 37 inches. SCREEN DOORS 3-7, 2-10, 6-10 Metal Screen Windows fit any window. Call and see us for your needs in this line. W. B. SI M S, GROCERIES, FURNITURE, UNDERTAKING. Night Phone No. 22. Day Phone N<>. Perry Ga L. M. PAUL L. M. PAUL WHY ENVY THE OTHER FELLOW When That Classy Well Dressed Appearance May So Easily Be Yours 'Shield" Brand Clothes, for Men and Young Men who want the best,are the last word in fabrics, fit and tailoring. The New Fall Patters are here. They look like "Real Money" and you wilt be surprised that we can price them so low. Come in and admire them with us, even though you may not want to buy. PAUL PERRY, GA. L. M. PAUL L. M. PAUL Bargains In Used Ford Cars and Trucks It will pay you to see our line of Ford Cars and Trucks before you buy. Cash Terms Trades ADAMS-BUCHANAN MOTOR CO AUTHORIZED FORD DEALER MACON, GEORGIA.