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Let's Have That County Farm
The Commissioners of Ben Hill county have deferred purchasing
a farm for the present, at least they did not close anv trade at their
meeting as advertised for the first Tuesday in August. There are a
great many people in the county who would like to see the county own
a farm on which to raise the supplies for the convicts and the county’s
live stock and at the same time make of t-e farm an object lesson for
the agricultural interests of the county. A farm demonstrator, one
with practical experience should be employed jointly by the commis
sioners and the county board of education. The College of Agriculture
as well as the A. B. & A. Railroad would add to the fund to enable
the county to engage the services of a first class man, one whose en
tire time would be at the service of the farmers of Ben Hill c)unty,
and under whose personal charge the county’s farm could be placed.
As to the value of a county farm, Ben Hill county’s experience with
reated lund last year, 1s sufficient evidence of the money value from
the county’s standpoint but in addition a properly conducted Farm,
would be a regular experimental station for the rest of the county and
would be worth thousands of dollars to the farmers of the county.
Whither Are We Drifting
An indictment of our system of distribution of the wealth created
by icdustry and labor, such as twenty years ago wouldonly have been
expected from the most radical labor element, comes to day in an
official report of a Federal commission for investigating labor’s un
vest in the U, S. Quoting the report, “‘Our industrial system makes
it possible for one man, in only a portion of the span of human pro
ductive life, to take unto himself and claim as his own & fortune of a
hundred million dollars or more, while millions of deserving men,
availing themselwils of every opportunity for unremitting toil, are on
ly able to secure a grave in the potter’s field or else burden their
tamilier with an installment debt for the cost of interment.”
- Conditions in the United States have rapidly changed since the
war between the States, which gave us the first breed of multi-million
aires at the expense of the Nation and now we are facing an era out
of which will evolve the billionaire with the accompaniement of mil
tions of impoverished farmers, merchants and professional men most
ly located in the South. The South looked forward to better times,
with the advent of a Democratic administration, largely made up of
Statesmen from the South, but the men at the ‘‘switch” placed there
by southern votes, seem to be dozing if not asleep, The cotton
planters directly and the vast army of farm labor and merchants
throughout the South are being crushed between the speculator and
british arrogance with no remedy save the one that the President
might apply but which may be applied too late to serve the owner of
the present crop.
The Cotton Qutlook.
" We do not look for much relief to the South from the fact that the
unemployed loaning capacity of national banks and reserve banks is
much more than sufficient to finance at market value the entire cotton
crop. We do not expect much of this money to find its way into the
hands of the farmers. It will be remembered that a cotton pool was or
ganized last yéar ostensibly to assist the cotton growers, and that of the
sum of $135,000,000 raised ‘the farmers borrowed only $30,000 as we re
member the figures. We do not know why they borrowed so little. We
know they needed the money badly and greatly desired it, and this fact
deads to the suspicion that the terms of the loan were such as they could
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The cotton growers will go into the market worse off than last year..
Cotton is more completely shut in than it was last year, and the fénners!
will bvve last year's debts as well as the debts maturing this year to
pay. As au uiset to this, though a very inadequate one, they will have
more foodstuds of their own production. If the war continues another
year they may maise a larger curtailment of cotton acreage and plant
a larder acreage in grain next year than they planted this year, and if
80, in a year from now they will be in a much better condition than they
-are in new. But the fact cannot be disputed that they are now in a
worse condition they were in a year ago.
We shall soon see what means will be emnloyed for meeting
&he emergency that is so near. Anything that is not done very
‘soan need not be done at all so far as the majority of the cotton
vlanters are concerned. Measures which may be adopted later
wrill aid only the wealthier planters and the speculators. They
will be of ne use to the average farmer or to the average merchant
who has been selling him supplies and who can meet his obliga
tions only if his customers meet theirs.
Something is said of a guaranty by the nations that are fight.
lag the Teutons of nine cents per pound for cotton. That might pre
vent loss for this year’s crop can be produced for nine cents per
pound, but talk of this guaranty has not taken definite shape, and
‘We se? no very strong reason to expect it to materialize in any way
to.help the cotton growers.—Florida Times-Union.
THF LEADFR-ENTERPRISE MONDAY AUG. 23 1915
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Pig Contest Gloses September 11th.
~Nominate Your Friend Today
And Wiz A Thoroughbred Pig,
The Leader-Enterprise’s Pig Contest will positively close Septem
ber 11th. Every candidate is urged to hustle for subscriptions be
tween now and then. You can get plenty of subscriptions if you will
but go out after them,
If you are not a member of the Pig Ciub enter today, each rural
route will receive one pig and you are competing only with people on
your route.
Send in your nomination today,
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Flour Pn
We follow no one on
Flour in Quality or Price.
Always in the Lead. Re
member that.
Enterprise
Finest bread Flour, extra
good for biscuits too,
Per Sack - Bsl.lo
‘ Dainty
As fine as was ever made
Nothing sold in town any
better, look at this price
Per Sack - 98¢ i
Per Barrel - 87.00
Plain Flour
Per Sack . 80¢
Per Barrel - $6.00
Self Rising Flour
Per sack - 88¢
Per Barrell - $6.20
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Davis Bros.
We are Flour Experts.
Used to Run Mill. Know
How to Make It.
RUPTURE—Let us send you
our rupture appliance on one
week’s trial before paying any
thing. It’s a ‘pain killer”.
Holds rupture. Instant relief,
Perfect comfort. Cures large
per cent of cases. Price 75¢. If
not satisfactory return and you
owe nothing. Don’t miss it.
order today.
Jos. TINDALL
Itp Macon, Ga.
$lOO,OOO to Loan
On Ben Hill County Improv
ed Farm Lands. Interest 6
per cent. For 5 years or
longer. For prompt service
apply to
Luke & Rogers
Ocilla, Ga.
Atlanta, Aug. 20.—Governor
Harris had before him Friday
morning a resolution from the
Atlanta Clearing House Associa
tion, urging that prohibition leg
islation be excluded from the
call for the extraordinary session
of the General Assembly.
The Clearing House took this
action Thursday afternoon. The
resolution stated that it would
be bad business policy to include
prohibition measures in the call
for the extra session, because it
could only cause a prolonged
fight, that would be injurious to
business.
Grand Jury In Session
The special term of the Ben
Hill Superior Court opened with
the re-organization of the Grand
Jury of the Spring term of the
court, Mr. S. G. Pryor, Sr., be
ing re-elected foreman. Judge
George delivered a special charge
on the duties of good citizenship
and the majesty of the law. His
emphatic declaration that ‘‘patro
tism consists chiefly of the love
and respect for the established
rules of law and enforcement of
the mandates of the courts”
made a strong impression upon
the jurors and others who crowd
ed the court room. This term of
the Ben Hill Superior Court was
‘made necessary through a special
act of the legislature, abolishing
the City Court of Fitzgerald and
creating four terms of the Super
ior Court.
To Drive Out Malaria
And Build Up The System
Take the Old Standard GROVE’S
TASTELESS chill TONIC. You know
what you are taking, as the formula is
printed on every label, showing it is
%nhine and Iron in a tasteless form.
he Quinine drives out malaria, the
Iron builds up the system. S5O cents
C. PANO
“Everybody’s Market”
I have opened a Sanitary
Market “Everybody’s Market” at 125 E.
Pine street, next door to First National
Bank. We will carry only stall-fed
Georgia Cattle and Western Beef. The
best only in our line. Prompt and care
ful attention to all orders.
Phone your meat orders to No. 164
and get the best service. Also Fish,
Poultry and Vegetables on hand at all
times. Fish and Oysters in Season.
C. PANO
“EVERYBODY'S MARKET”
125 E. Pine St. Phone 164.
Fresh Garden Seed
for A
Fall Planting
Denmark Drug Co.
T#e 3 exalll Store
We Can Fix It
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