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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.”