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THE JACKSON PROGRESS-ARGIS
Vol 43—No. 50
MR. ETHERIDGE
SOUNDS WARNING
Discusses Bankers Meet
in New Orleans
BOLL WEEVIL MENAGE
Co-Operation Needed to
Work Out Problems of
Farmers And Business
Interests, He Declares
The following interview with
Mr. F. S. Etheridge, president
of the Georgia Bankers’ Associa
tion who has just returned from
the meeting of southern bankers
in New Orleans, will be of wide
interest:
“The Conference of the Cot
ton States Bankers, which
was held in New Orleans on De
cember 6th and 7th was represen
ted by 150 or 250 of the strongest
and most representative men in
the ten southern cotton growing
states. In addition to this the
presidents of the Bankers Asso
ciations of nine southern states
were also represented. The or
ganization was made permanent.
The purpose and plan of this or-
ganization is to bring about, uni
fication and co-ordinate all of the
interests in our southern states,
both agricultural and financial
for the purpose of co-operating
to the same end.
“It is fully recognized that not
one of our southern states work
ing on its own behalf, without
co-operation of all the other states
could accomplish much but if our
southern cotton growers interests
are brought to see the thing in
the same light, great and lasting
benefits will result. Of course it
is necessary to have co-operation
of the farming, business, finan
cial and banking interests work
ing in absolute and complete har
mony. It is also fully recogni
zed that it is in the power of each
one to supplement the interest
of the other.
“The financial interest cannot
succeed unless our farmers suc
ceed and our farmers can make
very much better success of their
interests if they have the co-op
eration of the financial interest.
“I am glad to say that the
Agricultural Department at
Washington is co-operating along
this line and one of the strongest
and most helpful addressess at
this conference was made by Dr.
Bradford Knapp, of Washington,
D. C.
“The four leading things that
the conference stands for are as
follows:
“1. To encourage what is call
ed ‘Safe Farming,' which looks
to the production of food crops
and farm animals. It is thought
that if our farmers will produce
their food crops for themselves
and for all who are dependent
upon them that this will auto
matically reduce the cotton acre
age and thus secure higher pri
ces for cotton.
“2. The advantage of the
gradual marketing of cotton, tout
is, instead of selling our cotton
crop in three or four months in
the year, spread it over twelve
months in the year and thus we
Will have no congestion of cotton,
JACKSON, GEORGIA, DECEMBER 17, 1915
Your Advantage
We present this week the advertisements of
a large number of the stores and business houses
of Jackeon. These enterprising firms are telling
you in advance of where to do your Christmas
shopping. It is to your advantage to read these
advertisements, every one of them.
The man with something to advertise, worth
advertising, is not ashamed of it.
Now is the accepted moment, while stocks are
full and complete, to do your Xmas shopping.
When you shop early you benefit the merchants,
the clerks, but most of all YOURSELF.
This edition goes out far enough in advance of
the holidays to advise the reading public when
and where to shop. Look over the advertise
ments —they are news of the best and most con
vincing kind—then decide what you want
to buy and then
SHOP EARLY
neither will there be any distress
cotton put on the market.
“3. In order to carry out the
plans of gradually marketing
cotton, it is necessary for the
construction of well equipped
warehouses at initial points, so
as to secure a low rate of insur
ance and to have uniform ware
house receipts so thev may be li
quid and that money may be se
cured on them either at home or
abroad.
“4. To keep down the cotton
crop, so as to maintain living
prices for same, it is fully recog
nized that all of our southern
cotton growing states will co-or
dinate their efforts towords edu
cating and bring about the plans
herein suggested. We will all be
conserving each other’s interests
and the best possible results will
be obtained. In carrying these
suggestions it is proprosed that
Warehouse Committee and Mar
keting Committees will be estab
lished in every county in the
southern states and an organiza
tion perfected and information
disseminated, so that every one
will be familiar with the plans
that are being formulated.
“As before stated, co-operation
is absolutely necessary and if the
plans that are suggested can be
carried out, it will bring about
reform which cannot but be ben
eficial to every business and pro
fession, regardless of what it
may be.
“Georgia had a particularly
strong representation and I think
we are very sure to hear from
them as time goes by, as they
propose to lend their efforts and
influence towards disseminating
this wholesome and helpful pro
gramme, which means so much
for our southern interests.
‘ Permit me to say further that
I heard considerable discussion
of the boll weevil interest and
the experience that many have
had along this line. One person
who is an expert in boll weevil
experience stated to me that he
had a letter from someone in
Georgia who had requested him
to come and give information to
our people, so that they might
know how to meet the difficulty
that is before them. He stated
further that he wrote this party
that the weevil would have to
eat up two or three crops before
our farmers are ready and
willing to listen to advice from
experienced people along this line.
“It occurred to me that cer
tainly when we see a difficuluty
in front of us, we ought not to
wait until it has overtaken us to
be warned, and take every pre
caution to avoid this destructive
pest.
“I mention this now so that
our own people, not only in Butts
county, but in Georgia may re
alize that they have a more se
rious proposition before them
than they think for in fighting this
boll weevil problem and that they
had better be prepared to listen
and to heed experiences and ad
vice coming from people who
know and have had experience
of years along this line.
“I am very much in hopes that
ocr own farmers will begin at
once to plant grain and food crops
for themselves and let their sur
plus labor and land be used in
the cultivation of cotton. This
is what is known as ‘Safe Farm
ing,’ which is regarded as a very
much better word than ‘diversi
fication.’
“Let me say in conclusion,
there never was a time when we
need to practice thrift, economy
and exercise more care in mak
ing obligations or contracts for
future engagements than now.
It behooves every man to be very
thrifty and go as close to the
shore as possible in view of the
conditions which are going to
MISS MORRISON RESIGNS;
MRS. SMITH ELECTED
The resignation of Miss Ezra
Morrison as teacher of music in
the Jackson public schools has
been accepted by the Board of
Education. Mrs. Eva Mae Smith
has been elected to fill the va
cancy.
Both Miss Morrison and Mrs
Smith are talented musicians and
this change will be of wide inter
est to their friends.
HON. J. W. WISE ON
MILITARY COMMITTEE
The friends of Hon. J. Walter
Wise, congressman from the
sixth district, are glad to
know that he has been appointed
a member of the military com
mittee. Mr. Tribble of the eighth
is a member of the naval com
mittee and hence Georgia will
have strong representation on
two important committees that
will shape the national prepar
edness program.
CHRISTMAS PROGRAM
AT DIXIE THEATER
Manager Williams has secured
some unusually good pictures at
the Dixie for the holidays. On
Christmas Eve “The Spoilers,” a
nine reel feature, will be shown.
The curtain goes up at the mati
nee performance at 1 o’clock.
The Dixie will be open Christ
mas day, when pictures appro
priate to the occasion will be
shown,
confront us along this boll wee
vil proposition for several years
to come. This also should be
looked upon very seriously by ev
eryone who has any concren for
his future financial interests.”
Jackson Argus Established 1873 ( „ . n 1015
Butts County Progress Established 1882 1 Consolidated July v. ms
STORES TO CLOSE
FOR HOLIDAYS
Christmas Day Will Be
Observed
USUAL CUSTOM HEBE
All Business Houses Will
Be Closed From Friday
Night to Monday Morn
ing—Brisk Trade
The stores and business houses
of Jackson will observe Christ
mas by closing from Friday night
to Monday morning.
It has been the custom in Jack
son for many years for the busi
ness houses to close during the
Christmas holidays. Last year
Christmas fell on Friday and the
stores were closed three days.
All the merchants report a
brisk holiday business. More
and more the public is coming to
shop early. Never were stocks
more complete and the business
men have prepared for an unus
ually good holiday trade. Pretty
windows suggestive of the Yule
tile season are to be seen in the
stores. Christmas Eve comes on
Friday and this day will no doubt
witness the largest sales in a
number of years.
There are only a few days un
til the stores close for the holi
days and you had best shop ear
ly and often.
PUBLIC SCHOOLS
CLOSE NEXT WEEK
Vacation Near For Pupils
And Teachers
FALL TERM WAS SUCCESS
New Record For Enroll
ment And Attendance
Has Been Established-
Appropriate Exercises
The Jackson public school will
close for the fall term Wednesday,
December 22. A program ap
propriate to the occasion will be
carried out.
With the largest enrollment
ever recorded the fall term has
been perhaps the most success
ful in the history of the school.
Each department, presided over
by teachers of ability and exper
ience, has done uniformly good
work. Particularly gratifying
nrogress has been made in the
Domestic Science department.
Superintendent Martin and en
tire faculty has done good work
and the people of the city have
good reason to feel that the ed
ucational interests are in safe
hands. The present faculty is
one of the strongest the school
has ever had.
Many of the teachers will spend
the holidays at their respective
homes.
The spring term begins Janu
ary 3.