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THE BANNER-KKR A LB. ATHENS. GEORGIA
MONDAY, APRIL SO, 1923.
Vising the termers on the cotton ^.nd^ans cf marketing the ^ t| ^»
K m This article ha. been given wide ^ r ^l : h Ur aLut 0l pm(i 3 ucUon < ;
circulation by interested parties, ■ but® some of the presidents have
ipd I understand that thousands ^ en yery t j m jj anc ] tardy as to
copies are still being sent out. u , a( . hjn( , y us anything about the
proper method of marketing cot-
LETTERS FROM
THE PEOPLE
Editor Banner-Herald,
Athens, Ga.
Pear Sir:
‘ r’Your paper has from tirte to
time publishe‘1 a number of arti-
d« for Prof. A. M. Soulo rela
tive to the cotton situation- Many
People take issue with Prof. Soule
on these articles and I have tried
tb' present their views in a letter
“l hand you herewith the corres*
pondence, my letter and Prof.
Soule’s, with the request that both
be published in the Banner-Herald
. Very truly yours.
THOS. J. SHACKELFORD-
April 10, 19:3. '
Prof. A. M. Soule,
Athena. Ga-
Dear- Sir:
You'published not long since an
article in the Atlanta Journal ad-
ton.
It is a fine thine “to make two
blades of Rrass tfrow, where but
one kfcw before/’ but a very nec
essary thing to make the two
blades acll for more than the
one. ,, 'I
It is a curious thing that an ar- j
tide eight columns long should bo
sent out by the tens of thousands,
advising the Georgia farmers to i
raise a million and a half bales,
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In my opinion, certain state*
menu in this article have done,
and are still doing, the cotton
growers incalculable harm, and
have already cost them rfiany
thousands of dollars in damages.
The purpose of this article as a
whole s‘*ems to be to induce the
cotton growers to raise a much
larger amount of cotton than was
raised last year. You seem to bo
afraid that unless we produce
more cotton as stated in the ar*
tide, “the balance of the world
would be denied an adequate sup*
ply of cotton.”
You sUte, “It I» going to t«x
our energies to the utmost to sup
ply the proportion of the fleecy
staple which tjie world may prop
erly expect us to provide "
This is not so much of concern
to the cotton growers, as is the
vital question. “Will the ‘balance
of the world' pay a fair and ade
quate price for this cotton.” You
surely cannot share the opinion
often expressed by English spin
ners that there is a moral duty
resting on the South, regardless
of the price, to grow cotton.
The best view that I can take
of your article is that It was
written without due regard to its
effect, written in an unguarded
moment, and is simply the offer*
vesence of a make-believe opti*
mlsm.
You surely cannot be serious
when you advise the Georgia far
mers as follows: “I think our far
mers should make a definite ef
fort this year, therefore, to raise
between 1,200,000 and 1.500,000
bales of cotton.”
The flaring headlines of this
article, evidently approped and
adopted by you, as the re-prints
are being mailed out by the thous
ands with your knowledge and
consent, states: “Georgia must
raise 1.200,000 bales of cotton to
bring prosperity back; can do it
despite weevil, says Soule,”—
“with or without calcium arse*
nate and at a profit”
It is difficult to estimate tho
amount of damage done to the cot
ton growers by the circulation of
these statements. The article was
used at once by those at interest
to depress ana beat down the
>rice of cotton. It was published
n box car letera in many news
papers of the North, and in tho if ------
trade and financial journals. It publicity and generous editorial
~ ~ support accorded this article by
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DRESSING
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nand lor sen.tig tn.s crop at <i
profit.
In conclusion permit me to say
that it i» my belief that your ar
ticle will fail to induce Georgia
farmers to attempt to grow tho
one and a half million bales as
urged by you, but it is my con
viction that this article, along
with other propaganda now being
issued, has had and is still having 1
the effect of depressing the price tery.
of cotton, and has lost and will elate
lose the South thousands upon direct'
thousands of dollar".
I think you are duo it to the cot
ton growers to recail tnis article
and to counteract its effect by all
the means you have at hand- 1
hope you will do so.
1 have written you this letter at
the request of of many cotton
growers.
Very truly yours,
THUS. J. SHACKELFORD.
A CROP OF all kinds of fruit Is
now assured and it will help out
wonderfully. Thfc ever-faithful
blackberry Is blooming. A good
crop year generally follows a full
fruit crop, old people say.
AGRICULTURAL COLLEGE GROUNDS
CONTINUALLY BEING BEAUTIFIED
FUNERAL NOTICES!
FUNERAL NOTICE
By F. R. STEWART
Amonfe the many who enjoy an
occasional ride or stroll along that
attractive drive which winds along
the river near the Agricultural Col
lege, some have been wondering
about that pretty little pond which
shows up along the way. around
which so muny winding walks,
plants, and graceful dog-woodi
have recently gathered.
Many have asked, •Who’s fix-
WOODS—Died last night at hl.« j'lng this up?” or, “What’s it all
teTling iuem me secret as to I home on the Hull, road at 10 o'clock | about?"
how it can be done, despite tho j Mr. J. N. Woods in his 81st year,
boll weevil and despite the lack He Is survived by the following
of calcium arsenate, but a more children: Mrs. W. A. Strickland,
amazing thing that not even a Mrs. (J. H. Harris. Mrs. A. W. Key
postscript is added assuring them ! noldn, Miss Ada Woods, J. P„ N
- ‘ It. T. and
nty three
sister.
Mr. Woods was a member of
Cobb Delnney Camp V. C. V. and
these gentlemen are requested to
act as an honorary escot. The
funeral will be tomorrow, Tuesday
May 'st, at 2 p. m. from the Pleas
ant drove Baptist church, Inter
ment will be In the .church ceme
tery. Rev. Willie Ha ye will offi-
vith Iternstoln Bros, funeral
rs In charge.
Minor Cases Are
Settled in Court
Two minor cases were tried In
Superior Court Monda) morning
Hr. McHattun, head of the Hor
ticulture department of the Agri
cultural College says that there is
no mystery about it at all.
“We are always trying to beau
tlfy tho grounds uround here," hi
I | said, ’and this little park you see
I growing up will gradually be
tended until that whole area along
the river there will be a land
scape garden." Aside from Its
decorative effect, this garden will
be used to increase our large col
lection of plants which have been
gathered from various parts of the
country, for study by horticultura’
students.'
wood Lanier, chancellor command-; Jacksonville;- J. T.^lvey, Thonuog,
er. -Th® program for the x&etlnf Gk.
is splendid. It was to have been
hold Monday night of this week.
April 17, 1923.
Mr. Thos. J. Shackelford,
Athens, Georgia.
Dear Sir:
Your letter of recent date has
been received and contents care
fully noted.
The article to which you refer
was prepared at the request of a
very representative group of far
mers, bankers and business men
of northeast Georgia. It was pre
sented for tho consideration of the
several hundred farmers and visi
tors who attended the Sixteenth
Annual Farmers’ Week and Mar
ket Conference held at the Geor
gia State College of Agriculture.
January 22-27, 1923. The wide
I Judge Blanton Fortaon
| qualified and Judge J. D. Bradwel 1
i presided. The cases were settled
They were Commercial Bank ver-
! huh White Hide Company and Pa-
1 tropol versus Commercial Bank.
HAVE VlAD
TROUBLE
"I wish people would understand
the fact that our plants are ussd
for study and that they should not
therefore, be touched. We have
had considerable trouble with our
experiments, on account of the fact
that people will pick flowers and
otherwise interfere with tho naur*
tnl progress of our plants.”
ASSURED OF
SUCCESS
In view of the fact that Dr. .Me*
Hattan, w’ho made such a notable
success of the amphitheatre in
front of Soule Hall, is bac k of this
project, it Is reasonably sup
posed that it will p.rove most suc
cessful. and become ooie of the mos«
attractive rendevous of the city.
In speaking of the ampJiitheutra
Dr. McHattaq said:
•This amphitheatre is thfe largest
that I know of this side of the
Rocky Mountains.- ft has capacity
of 7,000 persons. The stage at the
eastern end is sultuble for open air
theatricals; the other end, with the
excellent background of the Wo
man’s Building Is admirably suit
ed for staging pngonts and such
large performances.’
WILL BECOME I 1
WELL KNOWN ■ ,J
Ur. McHattan wild he believed
that within five yearn It would
become one of the hear known op-
alr gathering place* in th.
Houth.
Last summer when the Agricul
tural College entertained the sum
mer school at the opening of th#
amphitheatre nearly three ^thous
and persons were present.
Athens Visitors
Among those visiting in Athens
Monday were: O. G. Marshall, At*
lanta; J. B. Cobb, Atlanta; G. O.
Webb, Atlanta: " '
J. T. Murphey. Albany t
P. Bell, Macon, Ga.; W. D. Neely
Atlanta; C. K- Faison, Atlanta;
Joe Becker. Spokane, Wash ; Mr.
and Mrs. Charles B. Long. She!.’
byville, Ky.
Ruth McDonald, Moultonboro. X.
H.; B. R. Berryman and Mrs. li er .
Qwens, ryman, Royaton, Ga.
Yet.
large la the theatre that evfn this
crowd appeared but a handful. Un-
crowded, cooled, by broezrn auch aa
eon only ho enjoyed In tho open,
thoae who gathered there on the
restful green, were loud In their
praise of It os a delightful place tot
public gatherings.
Postpone K. of P.
Anniversary Meet
Postponement of tho anniversary
meeting of the St. Klmo Lodge,
Knights of Pythias until next Mon
day night was announced by Fleet
was quoted on the Cotton Ex
changes, and in the Cotton Let
ter! of the brokers on the Ex
changes. The result was that cot
ton declined.
These statements were given
credence and full weight by the
public because of the position
which you occupy as head of our
Agricultural College,
Ygur article has already con
vinced the North and the spin,
ning world that Georgia, without
doubt, will raise this year •
Ion and a half bale* of cot<
ton. . Think of It
I cannot for a moment believe
that you would use this position to
hurt the very men whom you ar*
expected to serve, but I do think
your uttertncee were very unwlss
and harmful, and that you should
stop the further circulation of this
article, and that you should recall
and counteract these statements.
They are not only harmful, but
erroneous- , ,
It is a bad habit to think and
leak too often in terras of mil
lions,—except when you refer to
boll weevils.
But if we bad no millions of
boll weevils we could not raise
this year a million and a half
bale* of cotton. We have not the
labor, nor have we the money to
raise such t crop. To advise Geor
gia termers to attempt it, in my
opinion, is not only vain and fool
ish, but a dangerous thing. If
they should accept this advice and
make such an effort the state
would go bankrupt The Georgia
termers are too wit* to take such
advice and therefore they *r*
safe.
They know conditions too well
to take this hasard. Besides they
know that you ate wrong wllen
you eay that the production of •
million and * half bales of cotton
wllr bring Mick prosperity.
When we had no boll weevil we
produced a tew times * million
and t half bales of cotton. But
even under th* best conditions,
such a crop did not bring us pros
perity. Then, how can'It be Im
agined, that to raise a million and
a half bales under boll weevil
conditions at* great expense, can
bring beck prosperity?
The bumper cotton crops have
never brought us prosperity, but
or the contrary, only poverty, and
illiteracy- A nine million bale
crop this year would bring us
more money than a fourteen mil
lion bale crop. It alwayi has been
so and always will be so until we
perfect our marketing machinery
lor selling cotton-
Your advice to raise In Georgia
one million end a half bales can
not be considered as being entire
ly local. If other states took your
advice and increased production
in the same ratio the South would
produce over fifteen million bides,
if by any chance we should raise
tiftcen million bales, under our
present marketing system, cotton
would no doubt sell under 10
cents per pound.
Georgia, last year, produced
only 732,000 bales. If we raise
this year a million and a half
bales, over twice as much, we
must do one of two things—we
must double our acreage, or else
double the production per acre.
It is absurd to think that we
could or would double, our acre
age- Thousands of negroes have
left the farms, and thousands of
houses are empty and thousands
of seres will lie out this yeat
that were cultivated last year.
Then to double' our production
we must double, and mo— than
double, the yield per acre. We can
not do it by paper plans and cal-
eolations. We, and I think this
•PRlies te tile Agricultural Col
lege also, know about as much
concerning the growing of cotton
is we did last year, or f|e year
before, snd no more.
. We are very long on this kind
of knowledge, but very short on
press of the State In particu
lar have been very gratifying.
The live and progressive editors
of Georgia evidently felt that a
constructive program was needed
and that this plpn was worthy of
their endorsement
Taken'as a whole, I still stand
absolutely behind this article.
If you will kindly furnish me
the namee and addresses of the
cotton growers to whom you make
reference, I will naturally be
pleased to aid them in arriving at
a prbper interpretation and un
derstanding of my article.
Very truly,
ANDREW M. SOULE,
President.
Around Athens
.•
With Col. T. Larry Gantt
DEAN 8NELUNOS has on the
Denmark Hall farm an extra fine
field of Crimson-top clover. He
h|s cut a part of th# field for hay
and will leave the rest for seed.
Mr. HnelllnK* has develop! into
nearly as fine a farmer as mem
ber of the faculty.
RECENTLY two car-loads
hogs were shipped from McDuffie
county. Georgia to Athens for
slaughter by our batchers. This
shows the importance of our far
mers going In strong for hogs.
A GENTLEMAN who knows sayt
that the cotton r crop of , Clarke
county will average seven or eight
acres to the plow. fVrmer* talk
.nbout five acres but they are go.
Ing put In all the ground they
can cultivate and keep the weevil
down.
J. J. GUNN, a well known Wur-
renton farmer, has a new plan »f
curbing tb# boll weevil. He sayt
let the farmer go over his cotton
field each day and lightly brush
the cotton with a pin# brush or
stick. The iden is to knock the
boll weevil from the stalk and
to the ground. Mr. Qunn says he
gets better results from this pro
cess than by the ude of calcium
ursenate. Try both, but stick t<
poison, if you expect to make cot’
ton.
COUNTY AO ENT FIRQR says
if the clear weather holds out
farmers ufe going to get their
crops planted on record time and
they have gone to work with de
termined energy. He never saw a
mere promising outlook for small
grain and every farmer will
plant food stuffs to do him. At
tention Is also given to stock rais
ing. Mr. Firor is doing fine work
nnd s|>ends most of his time out
In the country directing and aiding
farmer# about preparing land urn)
planting crops. He is anxious that
they lowered the grade by planting
clovers and hay crops.
OUR FARMERS have nil gone
work to bring back the stapl#
of cotton to what it was before the
appearance of the boll weevil, when
they lowered the grad# by planting
early and small boll varieties. The
WlnlervtUe Pure 8eed Associa
tion deserves praise for starting
the good work.
WHILE THE STATE is appro
priating money for road improve
ments. don’t forget the stretch of
highway. between Carlton and
Broad river. This 1# part ot the
highway from Athens to Elberton
and four fine towns end a splen
did tributary country use it. There
la not a more initiortent strip of
road in Georgia than this, and it
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