About The Cedartown standard. (Cedartown, Ga.) 1889-1946 | View Entire Issue (March 2, 1922)
IAAC FOUR. THE STANDARD. CE04JIT0WH, GA. MARCH U, IHti SUGAR TARIFF NO AID TO FARMERS Consumers Taxed for Benefit of, Factories, Not Beet Growers, j WOOL BENEFITS QUESTIONED COUNTY HEALTH WORKJN GEORGIA IT IS E8SENTIAL TO CONTROL DISEASE. IS YOUR COUNTY IN LINE? _ The Idea of a local health adminlatra- Fair Tariff League Head Say# Beet* Are Not Important American Crop. tlon is by no mcuns now, although we we may have developed some new phrases of such a program. By H. E. MILES, Chairman of the Fair Tariff League. Sugnr In the beet, the product of the farm, la given n protection of 5% nd valorem In the Fordney Tariff 1MU now before Congress. Refined augur, the product of the beet sugar factory, Is protected with a specific rate equivalent to from 80% to 100% ud valorem on the basis of present prices. For example, the Michigan sugar factory receives a prohibitive protec tion against the Importation of the product of the Canadian sugar factory, but the Michigan sugar beet farmer receives practically no protection against the Canadian sugnr beet. In view of this farmers are asking If the 00% Increase in the tariff on Cuban raw sugar contained In the Fordney Tariff Rill Is un efTort to pro tect the farmer or nil effort to pay a further bonus to ijn already sufficient ly protected beet sugar Industry. All furmers use sugar. They usually buy It In 100 pound sacks. Every time a farmer buys a sack of sugar lie pays $2.00 os the result of tho tariff on sugar. Half of this goes to the Gov ernment and half of It to the beet sugar manufacturer. This is trug hecuuso'we consume In this country twice as much sugar as we make, but the price of sugar to the farmer Is the Cuban price plus tho tariff. Rut the farmer pays this price on both the domestic sugar and the foreign sugar. TherefoPfe the farmer pays half of this tax to tho Govern ment and half to tho manufacturer of beet sugar in this country. Sugar Betta a Minor Product The furmer might feel that lie was getting aonie benefit out of this If the raising of sugar beets was actually un Important American agricultural pur suit This, however, Is not the case. The crop acrenge of sugnr beets for 1020 was 002,*155. The crop acreage for peanuts was 1.250,000, almost dou ble the acreage devoted to the cultiva tion of sugnr beets. The following table Indicates the Importance of the acreage devoted to sugur beets us compared with certain other crops: Sugar beets . 002,455 Buckwheat 780,000 Clover seed . 848,000 Sweet potatoes.. . 1,012,000 nice 1,001,800 Rye . • 1,103,000 Peanuts 1,250,000 Flaxseed . 1,572,000 Tnhncro i.oio.roo Irish potatoes... 8,052,000 Barley 7,108,000 Cotton . 83,500,000 Oats . 41,8-tr.,(N»0 Huy . no,nr.2.000 Wheat . 72,308,000 Corn .. t . 100,072,000 Even those farmers who raise sugar beets might proper.y ask In what way their interests are being protected by an increase In the duty on Cuban sugar. It Is currently rumored that tho contract price paid the farmer for sugar beets during the coming season will he from $5.00 to $5.50 a ton. The average pre-war price with the tariff at 1c was $5.57, approximately the price that will he paid farmers during the coming season with tho tariff Increased 00%. Very few farmers grow wool, but nil farmers wear clothes, American grown wool, the product of the American farm, is one of the chief rallying cries of the high tariff exponent. Fallacy of Wool "Protection" Fanners are clad In mid winter mostly In cotton and shoddy, mid yet the woolen manufacturer today ts given 45 cents n pound protection on the entire weight of the farmers' clothing on the basis that It Is all wool. He pusses this additional cost on to the farmer, but gives the wool grower about one-third of this 45 cents in In creased price of wool. A foreign piece of men's suiting weighing eighteen ounces to the yard la 40% cotton, 80% wool and 80% wool shoddy, costing on the present rate of exchange $1.00 a yard. A com parable domestic fabric costs $1.75. Under the Fordney Tariff the duty would he 24% of this $1.75, or 42c; the weight duty at 80c n pound, 8344c, and the landing charge 0%c, making (the foreign fabric cost here $1.05. Under the present Emergency Tariff, with Its 45c a pound weight duty, the fabric would cost $2.08 as against the American price of $1.75. The wool grower would get 15c pro tection per pound Instead of the 45c weight duty, the manufacturer keep ing 30c of the weight duty, but charg ing the fanner who buys clothing the full 45c. The American funner should he In terested to find out why it Is that his common agricultural Implements man ufactured In the United States can be bought for less by the European farm er than he has to pay for them, thanks to the protective tariff. For Instance, he should Inquire why he has to pay $8.01 a dozen for a shovel manufactured In this country while the Identical shovel exported can be bought In Europe for $7.50. With these facts in mind It Is Mine that the American furmer let himself be heard in protest against a protec tive tariff which most emphatically dues not give him a square deal. Tho Sanitary Code which Moses guve to tho children of Israel, who fol lowed him from Egypt across the Red Sea and into tho wilderness very prob ably was as Instrumental in preserv ing tho health and lives of hts follow ers as was tho decalogue in guarding the morals of these same people. And Just as the Ten Commandments wore given, not only to that particu lar people and their future genera tions, but for peoples and nations throughout all time to come, so also his sanltAry orders ure applicable and even imperative for all generations which have been, as well as those to be. It Is extremely doubtful if any In dividual with avorage intelligence can avoid violutlng the ton sacrod laws, which aro of divine origin, without proper regard for tho "Eleventh Cora- mandmont" which stands right along with tho other ton, not only In merit, hut very probably in origin as well. Just as mon have within recent years attempted to enlurgo, interpret and apply tho sentences engraved on tho tablos of stone, so have they en deavored to expand and apply tho reg ulations dealing with tho Hanitary and henlth habits of modern civilized man. Georgia has not entirely overlooked her opportunities to put Into effoct I tho doctrines incorporated in tho I "Eleventh Commandment.'* ’ In 1914 a law was Inncted by the General As sembly. This Act known as the "Ellis Health Law" has formed the basis for much activity looking toward tho con versation of tho health of our people, and during tho yonr 1921, much prog- rose 1ms boon made, an oxemple of which can bo cltod the installation of 6,779 sanitary toilets In rurul and unsewerod communities. This Is a most excellent rocord and compares quite favorably with any previous year, In fact, it exceeds the entire number Installed during the past five years. Tho good effects of this meth od of applying the Mosnlc Law Is made manifest by the marked reduc tion In such soli pollution or filth- horn diseases as typhoid fever, dysen tery and hookworm Infection. In some Instances, these conditions are reduced more than 50 por cent the first year following sanitary lnstullo* lions. Liy'tug the past year 60,681 school chlldron woro examined by these health physicians and of theso 40,* 025 or 80 por cent woro found to bo affoctod by some physical handicap, which was of major or minor impor tance. In 4,640 cases remedial meas ures woro appllod. In u single county 1,600 hookworm treatments were given. Tho Ellis Law is now in operation in 19 counties and during this your the Increase In progress will very prob ably he equally as groat as that during 1921, sovoral now counties having I adopted this measure since January | 1st, 1921. Mention should he made of tho recent efforts now being made to Immunize, many of tho school chlldron against diphtheria and during tho next three of four months a largo number of children will very probably receive the protective inoculations. Tho Mosaic Code is being applied on a bigger and broader scale each succeeding your. "The Field is white uuto the Harvest" hut at present "the Luhorors are Few." ANALY8I8 OF PRIVATE WATER SUPPLIES—NEW RULING STATE BOARD OF HEALTH. The Stale Hoard of Health recently passed rules and rogulations govern ing the analysis of private water sup plies. These rulos aud rogulations follow, and at any time in the future a per son wishing to have an analysis made of water from private sources, the same can be done by making formal application, oh set forth, to the State Board of Health. Water supplies for domestic pur poses by cities, towns, corporated water companies and spring water bot tled for shipment withiu or without the state of Georgia is hereby classed as public supplies, and tho water from these supplies will be aualyzed with out charge by tho Stato Board of lioalth. All other water supplies are hereby classed as private supplies. Persons wishing to have analysis made of water from private sources must make formal application to the State Board of Health on blank forms furnished by the State Board of Health. The sum of five ($5.) dollars, which will be charged for each analysis, must accompany the application. All questions on the blank form of application must he answered before bottles for collecting samples will be sent by the State Hoard of Health to tho applicant. Analyses will be made only of samples received in bottles furnished by the State Board of Health and collected as per Instructions sent with the bottlus. 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You can win £50.00 without sending a sub scription, but if you want to win £2,000.00, or another large prize, read the following: If you send one six-month sub scription to The Daily and Sunday Constitution at £5.00 and win FIRST PRIZE, you will receive £500.00 instead of only £50. (Read second column in prize list.) Your DIG OPPORTUNITY is made possible by send ing two 6-month subscriptions at £5.00 each, or one yearly subscription at £9.So to The Daily and Sunday Constitution, then if you win FIRST PRIZE your reward (Read last column will be £2,000.00. of prize list.) Either new, renewal, or subscriptions to start at .vny future date can be accepted. Address All Communication* to J. L. DECKER, THE ATLANTA CONSTITUTION, Atlanta, Georgia AS TO WOMANHOOD. Dear Editor:—I have been reques ted by some of the readers of The Standard to write a card for the bet terment of women. Our American women are held in such high esteem I am not in posses sion of sufficient vocabulary to do the subject justice. Suffice to say, a good woman is the best thing the Lord ever made, and a bud one the worst. The Great Deity never intended for women to follow in the steps of men, but step by step, side by side, hand in hand through life their interests are mutual. Wo man has been a helpmeet for man ever since she sewed tha first fig- leaves together. In all ages she has blessed the home of all races and purified its precipts. She has always been a benefactress. History'has told the story of the crown, the epic poet has sung the praises of the sword, the pastoral poet with his verses full of the redolence of clover tops and a rustle with the silk of the corn has sung the praises of the plow, but the praises of women have never been fully sung. She has wrought won ders of kindness,generosity and bene faction. She adorned the girdle of the high priest, she fashioned the curtains of the ancient tabernacle, she cushioned the chariots of King Solomon, she made the robes of queens, in high and low places she has brought relief to suffering hu manity. She gave birth to the Sav ior. she has preached the Gospel which is sight for the blind and hear ing for the deaf, she has been on the battlefield and bandaged the wound ed. Our government is spending mil lions to relieve the suffering of un fortunate humanity in building and maintaining hospitals and sanitor- iums endeavoring to cure the conta gious ills of life, and is sparing no cost to improve our stock, horses, hogs and cattly, but is making no provision for the improvement of our species. Mothers, they are leaving that up to you. Let me make you a suggestion. Don’t let your daughter marry a man to reform him. If you want your grandchildren to he healthy and vigorous physically and mentally, commence training the ol dest one a year before he is born by not giving your daughter in mar riage to her intended husband until he presents to you a health certificate signed by a reputable board of phy sicians stating he is sane and sound. One ounce of prevention is worth more than a pound of cure. The wise foresee the evil approach ing and hideth themselves. The simple go on and are punished, even to the third and fourth generation. Mothers, where we have no law we can be a law unto ourselves as per taining to right. We don’t want so much theory as practice. J. M. LANDRUM. FRIENDSHIP NEWS. Mr. A. L. Weaver and family were in Ce dart own Saturday. Mr. J. W. Sutton and daughter, Lucile, and Miss Inez Stewart were in Cedartown Saturday, j Rev. J. A. Edge, of Fish, filled his ! regular appointment here Sunday. | Miss Nellie Hopper spent the ; week-end at her home near Hema- ■ tite. j Misses Myrtice, Gladys and Bonnie Lee Teat, of Valley Grove, attended ; services here Sunday. I Mr. and Mrs.Lee Brock and daugh- | ter, Christine, were in Cedartown ; Saturday. | Mr. and Mrs. L. T. Swinney and little daughter, of Cedartown, atten ded meeting here Sunday. Mr. R. W. Brock and family, of 1 Cedartown, were here Sunday. Atlanta's Nnu Million Dollar Popular Priced Hotel HOTEL CECIL ATLANTA, GEORGIA 312 Rooms si* p.i Co «" Sh °p : : : : \ An itmoiphere of quiet and refinement, combined miTu'r'iv”,?" and conve nience, makes THE HU I LL CECIL attractive for the entire family. Rates: 104 Rooms 208 Rooms ■ at $2.00 at $2.50 up H.R.&C.R. CANNON J. 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