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THE AMERICUS TIMES-RECORDER.
ESTABLISHED 1879.
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ARE COTTON MANUFACTURERS PATRIOTIC?
Many wild and visionary schemes have been agitat
ed for cotton-growing all over the world wherever cl* j
matie conditions would seem to indicate the possibility ,
of raising cotton. French manufacturers have told of the
efforts of the French government to increase cotton pro
duction in colonies. German consumers were once
enthusiastic about the efforts of the German government
to raise cotton in all of the tropical regions of the Ger
man colonies. Portugal sometimes joined in the same
line <ff thought, of course. The cotton spinners of j
Great Britain hav e told about what that country was
preparing to do in increasing cotton in Egypt and in
India and in distant parts of the world. Few of them
nowadays make any reference to the fact that similar
efforts had been under way for about 100 years, and
that what European governments are doing is only what
a number of them have been doing since shortly after
the wonderful development of the cotton industry in
this country in the early part of the nineteenth century.
The cry of Herr Kuifler, “we want cheap cotton,”
has been the cry of a century, and yet only now and
then hag there arisen a man of standing in the manu- '
facture of cotton who had the courage to take the
ground that the way to get cotton in abundance was to
pay a good, living profit to the grower.
The theory of the majority of cotton manufactur
ers, especially of Europe, and to some extent of New
England always has been to bear the price of cotton,
and in times of advancing price to insist always to the
public that there was no foundation for higher prices
of cotton, and necessarily the public felt that there was
no justification for paying a higher price for cotton
goods. Until the cotton industry of the world com
pletely changes its mentality on these points and recog
nizes that cotton is a necessity for the world’s cloth
ing and that a living price must be paid to the grower,
the world will never be willing to pay the manufacturer
a uniformly profitable price for his product. The grow
er must first be given a good living profit, and hence
forth the grower is going to get this and to the manu
facturer the question is what profit the latter will get
out of the consumer by taking a more intelligent view
of the importance of cotton to the world than h e has
done in the past.
We do not believe that the cotton manufacturers
of New England are in any way less patriotic than other
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leading business men of that section. We do not believe
that they are in any way hostile to the best interests
of the South. Some of them have been misled by such
unfortunate statements as that isseud by Mr. Durfee,
secretary of the New England Cotton Buyers’ Asso
c ation, a ftw months ago, and by somewhat similar criti
cism in New England papers., The New England cot
ton mill men ar e broadguaged in their nationalism, and
we believe that a large majority of them are thoroughly
interested in seeing the cotton grower gain a fair profit
for his labor, but in times past they have been largely
misled by the foolish statements put out as to the cost
of cotton production.
The average tenant farmer in the South raises five
or six bales of cotton through his own work and the
labor of his wife and children. When cotton sold at
F or 10 cents a pound’or S4O or SSO a bale, this meant a
gross income of, say, from S2OO to $250 a year for his
crop, with a small amount to be added for the seed.
Jne-third to one-half of this must be paid to the land
owner, and out of the remainder, a beggarly sum indeed,
would have to come the cost of fertilizers and the keep
ing of his horse or mule and the wear and tear of his
little equipment, and on the balance, if any, he would
have to ek e out a scanty existence and always remain
in debt.
Had the farm laborer or the tenant farmer in the
South ever received wages commensurate with the
wages paid in other parts of the country, it would never
have been possible during the last fifty years for the
mall farmer owning his own land or the tenant farm
er to raise cotton at 10 or 12 cents a pound.
Cotton has been sold in the past at the low price
Prevailing because nothing was allowed for the labor of
he man and his wife and children, and nothing was al
owed for the deterioration of soil and the farm imple
ments. It wa s simply a struggle to exist from year to
year. But these facts the cotton manufacturers of the
world did not understand, and they would not read as
a Ripplingßhyiiios^
jf' • Walt.
COURAGE.
SOMETIMES things seems all disjointed, in this
weary path we tread; w e are galled and dis
appointed, and w e wish that we were dead. And it
is a foolish habit, letting bring teardrops start ;man
should never b e a rabbit; he should have a lion
heart. If the lion heart is lacking, he can still pre
tend it’s there, and his burden blithely packing,
show no symptoms of despair. lam prone to vain
repining, when I strike a vein of grief; it’s my
to be whining, and to paw around and beef; but by
long and earnest practice I’ve acquired a cheerful
front, and I chortle when, the fact is, tears would
seem the proper stunt Let th e tinhorn griefs as
semble, they will think I’m noto afraid; though my
rabbit heart may tremble, I’ll pretend I’m undismay
ed. And the bluff will work, I’ll bet you; and ’twill
work as well for you; don’t let worry scare or fret
you; face th e beast, and mutter “Shoo!” Nerve’s
a thing that som e inherit, easily all ills they’ve
dared; but we show a greater merit who pretend
w e are not scared.
carefully as they should have done the publications
which have sought for many years to tell the actual facts
in regard to cotton growing in the South. This is why
the New England cotton manufacturers have often
aligned themselves on the wrong side and created a spir
it of hospitality among themselves to the cotton-growing
interests of the South, and that begot a spirit of hostili
ty among cotton growers to the New England cotton
manufacturers.
It was a lamentable mistake all around.
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MORE PHYSICAL INSTRUCTORS NEEDED.
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One of the results of our country’s preparation for
its part in the great war has been a general awakening
of interest in the practical value of formal physical
training of young men.
The need of mor e physical education for the young
men of military age in the United States has been
strikingly illustrated by figures taken from th e Provost
Marshal General’s report on the draft. Few people
realized befor e this report was made public that in a
number of states in the Union, over 40 per cent of the
men examined were physically unfit for military service,
and that 30 per cent of the men examined in the United
States were physical rejects. While some of those re
jected had defects which were not remediable, yet in a
large majority of cases, th e men could have been made
fit to fight had they received proper physical education
in the schools. In Illinois, 28,999 men were rejected as
physically unfit. 72.63 per cent of the total men ex
amined in Illinois were accepted; in other words, one out
of every four men examined by the draft boards in
Illinois was rejected as physically unfit for military serv
ice.
Os the men accepted, a large number were phy
sically untrained, and a great deal of time was lost in
the military preparations incident to the great w'ar in
building up the bodies of these citizen soldiers as a basis
for th e military training which followed. Some of the
physical efficiency tests given in the army show the
; need of special physical training. In one camp only 50
t
i p.r cent of the men test could run the 100-yard dash
jin 14 seconds; 36 per cent of the men taking the test
, qualified in the high jump of four feet; 22 per cent
qualified in the running broad jump of 14 feet. In an
, other camp in a standing broad jump test over 6-foot
trench, 20 per cent of the 6,000 men taking the test
failed to jump th e distance and fell in th e trench. Fra
Because of the physical lessons of the war, atten
tion is now directed to remedial legislation. A bill has
recently been introduced in Congress which provides in
general for subsidizing physical education in the several
states. It further provides for research and physical
education including health education, recreation, and
sanitation, and authorizes an appropriation of $20,000-
000 to encourage the states in the promotion of physical
education and instruction in the principles of health
and sanitation, and for providing school nurses, school
| dental clinics, and otherwise promoting physical and
j mental welfare. In addition, thirteen states have pass
! ed legislation making physical education compulsory in
j the public schools, and other states are considering simi
, lar legislation. In addition to these legislative provis
j :ons other bills hav e been prepared which will probably
jbe introduced in the present session of Congress. All
of them look toward a greater development of th e gen
eral scop.> of physical education in the nation, and pro
vide for Federal assistance.
Schools and colleges have undertaken the work of
physical education with new plans and greater energy,
and n large number of cities have made plans for im-
I proving their facilities and programs for physical recre
. ation and training.
If these various plans are to succeed, and if the
proper instruction in physical education is to be given
j in the United States, greater emphasis must be laid
upon the training of men and women as physical edu
cators. At present there are in round numbers, ap
proximately 5,500 men and women in this country
trained to instruct in physical education, while a com- '
prehensive program of physical education would re
quire at least over 60,000 trained men and women in
physical education.
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HOWELL’S PHARMACY.
SPEND YOUR SUMMER AT
The New Rabun Hotel
Located at Mountain City, Ga., in the famous Rabun Gap, in the Blue Ridge
Mountains, which divide the waters of the Atlantic Ocean and the Gulf of
Mexico. The highest railroad point east of the Rocky Mountains. Twenty
three hundred feet above sea level. Eighty-six feet higher than Asheville,
N. C., and seven hundred feet higher than Mt. Airy, Ga.
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Bragg’s Market Asks?
What are you going to do about the high cost of liv
living ? This question concerns our whole country today.
We have had on an advertising campaign for the past
two months, telling the public of our stock of goods, and
advantageous prices. We believe our trade has doubled in
that time. We want to give the lowest prices, consistent
with the quality of goods, that can be had in Americus
Our motto is, to reduce the cost of living. It is up to the
dealer to buy cheaper, in order to sell cheaper. It is up to
the consumer to know where they can buy for less. Some
people are buying things on the street and paying more for
same than they have to pay in the store, just because they
are asked the price. Buy a dollars wort hfor your dollar.
Be economical. Save money. You might need it later.
Cash and carry will help wonderfully to solve the problem.
Delivery service is bad at its best.
Now remember, we are tryin gto have just what you
yvant. 50c stew beef, or 75c roast, is worth more than a
foliar’s worth of steak. Phone us. Let us tell you what
we have. We will do our best to please you.
BRAGG’S MARKET.
PHONE 181.
farmers! We want your beef cattle and hogs, at a reason
able price to you and to the consumer. We are in the market
for green peas, butter beans, roasting ears, chickens, eggs
and butter.
CRYSTAL CAFE
FOR LADIES AND GENTLEMEN.
1 10 Jackson Street Telephone 584
SPECIAL REGULAR DINNER
EVERY DAY-12 to 2 P. M.
SOUPS. VEGETABLES, MEATS, PASTRIES
AND DESSERTS.
Western Steak Every Day
Spring Chicken and Roast Chicken
FRESH FISH ANY STYLE
And All Kinds Fruits and Pies.
Anything you try is sweet—just like the fruit that comes
from the tree Come once and you'll come again.
CRYSTAL CAFE
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JR * I lon farm lands at 5 1-2 per cent, inter- JJ
money LlOcineQ est and borrowers have privilege., of {
paying part or all of principal at any interest period, stopping in- J
terest on amounts paid. We always have best rates and easiest ¥
terms and give quickest service. Save money by seeing or writing k
G. R. ELLIS or G. C. WEBB
AMERICUS, GEORGIA.
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L. G. COUNCIL, President. T. E. BOLTON, Asst. Cashier
C. M. COUNCIL, V.-P. & Cashier J. M. BRYAN, Asst. Cashier.
INCORPORATED 1891.
The Planters .Bank of Americus*
Resources Over One and Quarter Million Dollars.
PROMPT, CONSERVATIVE, ACCOMMODATING.
No Account Too Large, None Too Small.
J. W. SHEFFIELD, Pres. FRANK SHEFFIELD, V.-P.
LEE HUDSON, Cashier.
DATE OF CHARTER:
Oct. 13, 1891.
The ample capital, surplus and conservative business
methods of this bank constitute its strongest claim for
new business.
Its directorate is composed of men accustomed to solv
ing important financial problems; men who realize the
caution demanded in handling large sums of money.
If you bank here you will receive courteous consideration
and careful attention.
BANK OF COMMERCE.
Commercial City Bank
Corner Lamar and Forrest Streets
AMERICUS, GEORGIA.
Will extend to you any courtesies con
sistent with good banking principles.
Good collateral will always get you the
money.
CRAWFORD WHEATLEY, SAMUEL HARRISON,
President Cashier.
AMERICUS UNDERTAKING COMPANY
* Funeral Directors and Embalmers.
Nat LeMaster, Manager
Day Phones 88 and 231. Night 661 and 167
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Electrical Supplies and Contractors.
Estimates Cheerfully Furnished. Lamps, Fans, Motors, *lephone Bat
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TUESDAY, AUGUST 5, 1919.