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COTTON GROWERS OF THE SOOTH
WILL BE STRONGLY ORGANIZED
Atlanta, Ca., August 13. —The Amer
ican Cotton Association, which is to
stand back of the producers of the
South upon the bams of “a reasona
ble profit above the cost of produc
tion," has inaugurated a rapid and
determined membership campaign to
cover the entire cotton belt,
Jn a few days organisers will be
in the field, and every county in
Georgia will have its own organiza
tion Heading the Georgia Division
arc Judge H. A. Boykin, of Sylva
nia, President, and J A. Davis, bank
er and fanner, of Sardis, Ga., Secre
tar> Treasurer. Both of these expect
to take the field.
Assisting them in the work in Geor
gia will be the Central Campaign
Committee, composed of C. H. Kit
trell. of Dublin; T. S. Johnson, of
Jefferson; K. C. Teasley, of Toccoa;
J. YV. Williams, of Sylvania, and Min
ter Wimberly, of Macon, in addition
to the officers who are ex ol'ficio mem
bers.
To Organize Every County
Well known citizens in every coun
ty in Georgia will assist in the work
of forming the county organizations.
A similar work will be done in each
of the twelve Cotton States, until there
is formed for the first time in the
history of the South, an organization
which will not only speak with au
thority for the producer, but stand
ready to assist him in the marketing
of his product at a price that will
yield him a living wage.
With regard to the necessity for the
American Cotton Association and the
service it is to render. President Boy
kin has just made this statement:
"In 1914, when war was declared,
cotton was selling at 15 cents a pound.
Fluctuations followed, and within ten
days it bad slumped to as low as six
cents. The result was a loss to the
producer of *485,000,000. The busi
ness of the entire South was stagnated
and bankruptcy and ruin confronted
business in this section.
"In 1917 the Cotton States Advis
ory Marketing Board was organized at
New Orleans. Cotton was then selling
at 17 and 13c. An investigatino disclos
ed that, by comparison, and on a basis
of cost of production, cotton should
be bringing around 30 cents, and the
producer* were so advised. Those who
heeded the advice got 30 to 33 cents.
“in the beginning of the season of
1918, cotton was bringing around its
market value, and middling rose on
the New- York exchange to as high
as 37.20 tier pound. At this time, the
President appointed the price fixing
hoard which attempted to fix the price
of cotton; but it was found the Pres
ident had no authority in this direc
tion. nor could his commission do this
without legislation.
Showing Value of Fertilization.
The value of fertilization is shown
by some results obtained by the Ohio
experiment station. There was se
cured from the fertilized soil an aver
age yield per ncre of til bushels of
corn, bushels of wheat and 3,920
pounds of clover hay. Unfertilized
fund adjoining lias yielded -4 fly a bush
els of corn, 11 bushels of wheat and
£.517 pounds of hay per acre.
Good Program
Saturday, October 4th
THE STRAND
William Duncan
In a New Serial
“SMASHING BARRIERS”
—ALSO—
Eddie Polo
In a Good Western Picture and
Comedies.
Selling Below Coat
“Following this attempt to fix the
price, an investigation as to the cost
of producing cotton showed that the
price of middling cotton with a rea
sonable profit to the producer, should
be 35 to 37 cents a pound
“When these facts were disclosed by
the investigation, the price fixing
board announced that, they were hands
off. and that cofton would be left to
the law of supply and demand In the
face of this statement, the war indus
tries board was resolved into a pur
chasing agency for the benefit of the
Allied Nations. As the Allies were the
only ones outside of the American
spinners who could purchase cotton,
competition was immediately de
stroyed.
“The promise that cotton would not
be interfered with was further cloud
ed by the licensing for export as well
as the statement that if cotton rose
to an unreasonable price, legislation
would be asked to put it under the
control of the food administration.
“These conditions, together with
subsequent embargoes, destroyed the
cotton market. Speculation was elim
inated by reason of the uncertainty
of the attitude of the government.
Spinners and manufacturers would
only buy their running supplies. Hence
the market became congested and rap
idly declined to a price far below the
cost of production
Holding Movement Helped
“About this time there was inaug
urated the great holding movement by
the Southern States. This wa3 prac
tical and necessary for the reason that
the banking and financial interest of
the South had underwritten or loaned
millions on 35 and 37 cents cotton;
and to have sold at the market of
18 to 20 cents, would have meant
bankruptcy to many of the best farm
ers of the South.
“The farmers, backed by great fi
nancial and business interests of the
South, were in a position to hold their
cotton, and the result Is that in less
than six months cotton has drifted
back to its former level of 35 and 36
cents.
“The unsettled conditions of coin
inerce as well as peace still leave the
cotton industry threatened by disas
ter. This can only be averted by
perfecting an organization to assist the
producer and others in keeping it off
the market. Thorough and efficient
organization must lie had in order that
financial institutions may be in a
position to lend the needed assistance.
In no other way can it be done.
“The American Cotton Associat
is the only answer. We of the So
must not only organize it, but see
it grows and lives for the future
ice It will render every man, wf
and child in our section.”
Forrs'ing a Bad Habit.
Re who allows himself to get Into
•he habit of explaining away his fail
ires will soon find himself trying to
ixplniu away other peoples' successes.
An Underwater Swimmer.
A beaver can swim 200 yards un
der water without ortce coming to the
surface and can remain under water
front five to ten minutes.
THE BARROW TIMES WINDER. GEORGIA
Great Values Await You at
J. L. SAULS’
During Fair Week
Winder expects from four to ten thousand people daily during
fair week and we want every man, woman and child possible to
visit our store and see the immense stock of Men's Suits and Over
coats, Ladies' Suits, Coats, Drerses, Hats and Dry Goods we carry.
For this purpose we will have REAL SPECIAL VALUES to show
you in every department.
Our prices have always been from 10 to 20 per cent lower, but
you may expect even greater values for this coming fair week.
Values for Fair Week
$25.00 Young Men’s Suits for $20.50
$32 50 Young Men’s Suits, in real classy styles,
for $24.75
S4O 00 Young Men’s Suits, made by Schloss Bros.,
, - $31.50
LADIES SUITS, COATS AND DRESSES
$27.50 all-wool Poplin Suits for $19.75
$35.00 all-wool Poplin and Serge Suits,
for $27.50
SSO all-wool Suits, made by best tailors in
America
$10.50 Dresses, in Serge. Silk and Poplin $7.90
$17.50 Dresses, in silks and serges at $13.75
$25.00 Dresses in silks and serges $19.7.)
Make our store your headquarters during fair
week; bring your entire family to our rest room on
2nd floor.
MILLINERY: Hats for the little miss and the grown young ladies
at prices from $3.50 to $20.00. Fair Hats at 50c. 75c and SI.OO.
Visit our millinery. It will pay you.
J. L. SAUL, clothier”
Winder, Georgia
SWEEPING AWAY FALSE
HOODS.
(The New York World.)
It is always difficult to meet the
arguments of men who insist that
white is black, that morning is
night and that noon is midnight.
That is what the president is forc
ed to do on his western tour in
dealing with the speeches of
senators who are opposed to the
League of Nations and are trying
to wreck the treaty of peace.
The preamble of the covenant
declares that the league is estab
lished “to promote international
co-operation and to achieve inter
national peace and security by the
acceptance of obligations not to
resort to war” and “by the pre
scription of open, .just and honor
able relations between nations.”
Whereupon Senator Borah de
clares that the league is “a war
trust.”
The United States enters the
league on the same terms as all
the great nations whose represen
tatives constitute the council,
which is the directing force. So
Senator Hiram Johnson solemnly
proclaims that he United States
is the one country that ‘‘is denied
the privilege by Mr. Wilson of
protecting its life, its treasure,
its sovereignty, its blood and its
future. ”
Article X provides that the
members of the league shall un
dertake to “respect and preserve
as against external aggression the
territorial integrity and existing
political independence of all mem
bers of the league.’’ In the mind
of Senator Keed, “external and
“internal” mean the same thing,
and therefore the United States
would be obligated to send troops
to put down a rebellion in Ireland
Dry Goods
$1.25 all-wool Serge at 95c
$2.50 all-wool Serge, 54 inches wide $1.85
$2.75 Taffeta and Meslin Silks at $2.19
30c Outing at 24c
25c Outing at
Ladies’ Sweaters
A large line —the very thing to wear Fair week,
at $2.75, $3.75, $4.50, $6.50 I'P
There is only one possible me
thod. short of armed revolution,
bv which the constitution of the
United States can he amended or
altered or by which the character
of the United States government
can in any way he changed. That
is the method prescribed by the
constitution itself. Therefore,
Senator Lodge in a report to the
senate insists that a treaty of
peace involves “fundamental
changes in the character of our
government.” And so it goes.
To anybody who has honestly
and intelligently studied the trea
tv and the covenant, most of the
questions that President T\ ilson
is answering in the west answer
1 hemselves.
Shade and Vegetation.
It has been noticed that the ash tree
ts very Injurious to vegetation under
its shade, while scarcely any plant wit!
grow under a yew.
THURSDAY, OCTOBER 2
True Principle of Humanity.
Liberty, equality—bad principles I
The only true principle for humanity
is Justice, and justice towards the fee
ble becomes necessarily protection or
kindness. —Auiiai.
Needs Grow.
Most of ns who haven’t any, -.*•> )q
oilr pious way that all we wcui • aey
for is to be independent, but we notice,
says the Ohio State Journal, that as
soon as anyone begins to get a few dol
lars ahead he discovers that ae needs
lots more independence than hs
thought he did.
Dollars and Religion.
It Is religious to make a dollar and
then to make the dollar make another.
It Is mo ■ religious sometimes to spend
a dollar than to save it, and at other
times more religious to save a dollar
than to spend it.
—■ i £ ’
Wanted Company.
Professor (In ehem. lab.)—‘Tt>fs is
a very erplosive substance and it
might blow us all sky-high. (Dome
closer, gentlemen, so you may be bet
ter able to follow me.”