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PRESIDENT BARRETT
SOUNDS WARNING
hE URGES farmers to buy
THEIR OWN HOMES; THAT TO
RENT LAND IS TO INVITE
THE HARD TIMES.
Union City, Ga., October 7.— (Spe¬
cial.)— 1 Calling upon farmers to bend
very effort to own their own farms
and stressing the fact that realty val¬
ues are rapidy increasing, President
Charles S. Barrett, of the National
Farmers’ Union, today issued this
statement: and members of
“To the Officers
the Farmers' Union: One of the
greatest evils America is facing to¬
day is feudalism in the country dis
txietsr—in other words,, that condition
which makes millions of farmers
tenants upon the land from which
they must earn a living.
“Americans have fought to the last
ditch for their homes. It is a humor¬
ous axiom that no man ever stood in
the last ditch for 'his boarding house,
and it is certain that no farmer is go¬
ing to discharge his duty, in times of
peace or war, if the roof that shelters
him is the property of another man
and the acres that feed him are simply
rented for a year or a term of years.
"The entire nation is more or less
wrestling with the problem of tenancy
But it is probable the southern states
are called upon to face it in its, most
aggravated form.
Renting Policy Rurnous.
“I know of not one, but scores of
instances in which southern farmers
actually rejected proposals by which
they might easily have acquired their
own farms. They preferred instead to
rent the land upon either a system of
‘cropping’ or of money payments
which in a few years would aggregate
more than the entire cost of the place.
“Such a policy, and it is pursued
in the south to a ruinous extent,
leads nowhere save to dependency or
indifferent prosperity.
“So that one thing the Farmers’
Union has endeavored to encourage,
has been personal ownership of -the
farm by its members, agaimst that
vicious system of ‘cropping,’ by
which the tenant is little better than
slave to the land holder.
“The man who does not own his
farm is likely to be almost constant
ly in deht to his landlord. From one
year s end to another his obligations
are perpetual and self renewing. He
must consult his landlord regarding
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what crops and how much of each
crop he shall cultivate. Often he is
under debt for the very necessities
of life, and in a few cases I have
known his type to drag out a hand
to-mouth existence.
“1 sound this warning' now, so far
as regards the south, a-s well as ev¬
ery other section of the nation,
that at the galloping rate lands are
enhancing, owning your own farms a
few years hence will be a luxury.
Today only a certain amount of en¬
terprise, self-denial and thrift is esr
sential. The process is open to the
humblest and poorest farmer in
America.
“Hand in hand with -home owning
should go the policy of scientific and
diversified farming.
Safeguard Against Panjc.
“During the panic of 1907 I know'
several wise farmers in the imme¬
diate nighborhood of -my home w r ho
raised on their places every product
necessary to the sustenance of man
and beast.
“These men weathered the rough¬
est part of the panic almost in igno¬
rance of the existence of such a thing
They would not, in fact, have -known
ol the existence of a panic had it not
-been for the straitened circumstances
of their less wide-awake friends many
-of whom had to borrow' money with
iwhich to buy food brought from out¬
side the state, when that food should
have been raised upon their own.
acres.
“We are not immune to panics in
this country. The visitation of 1907
will sooner or later be repeated.
“If you raise your oiw-n food sup¬
plies as well as food for your cattle
and stock you will not feel the pinch
of panic.
“In this connection it is hardly
necessary for me to say that diver¬
sified agriculture means you shall
make cotton largely a surplus crop.
The farmer who plants all cot¬
on cotton is putting all his eggs in
one basket. He is paying tribute to
the western cattle and grain dealer
out of his coGon money for the sup¬
plies with which to raise his crop.
“He is mortgaging his main mon¬
ey crop before the latter goes in
the ground—and that is the worst
economic fallacy that could be per¬
petrated.
“I know that it w'ill require self
sacrifice for a time, the denying
one’s self of small luxuries, both to
own one’s own farm and perhaps to
practice diversified agriculture. The
game is worth the candle.
“CHARLES S. BARRETT.’’
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THE COVINGTON NEWS, WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 12, 1910.
THE MISSIONARY COLUMN.
S. S. B.
The Covington News has kindly
given space to our Womans Home
and Foreign Missionary Work from
week to week. Will the readers of
our county paper look up this col¬
umn and erad our clippins? We
hope to have something, helpful each
week. Our first article is a plea
for renewed effort for Missionary
interest in our own church.
A Missionary Afternoon, By
Mrs. J. B. Cobb.
During the past year many cities
have successfully carried out a sys¬
tematic campaign in the interest of
Sunday school work. In some of
them every house has been visited
during two hours of one afternoon.
Chicago is to be compassed in this
way on the afternoon of October 8.
Why cannot our missionary socie¬
ties try this same plan? Why can¬
not arrangements be made at once
for reaching every Methodist borne
in the city, village, or country
neighborhood on Thursday, Novem¬
ber 17? Such a plan would mean
much work for the the officers, but
the result will repay for all trouble
expended. Let the officers of all
auxiliaries meet at once, make a list
of the women of the Church and con¬
gregation, and apportion these to
members of the missionary -societies.
Se that every member of the socie¬
ty has her part to do, and also see
that the part assigned her is done.
The officers and committee in
charge of this visitation must use
telephones and postals freely so
as to kno-w that ever$ ©number is
at her post on that “missionary af¬
ternoon.” Use tact in securing car¬
riages and automobiles for that spe¬
cial afternoon. Perhaps some who
are not members of the -society may
help on the good cause by placing
their vehicles at the disposal of the
visitors.
Let all talk of this “missionary
afternoon” wherever they go. Talk
of it on the streets, in the cars, in
the stores, in the homes, at the ta¬
ble, in the church, on all visits; talk
of it “in season and out of season,”
and have notices of it announced at
the prayer meeting, at Sunday school,
and from the pulpit. Be sure that
everybody in your Church has heard
of it again and again. Let all can¬
vassers take cards with them upon
which to enroll names and addresse
of those visited. At two-thirty o’clock
on that “missionary afternoon” let
each member pray at her home, and
at three o’clock let the visiting be¬
gin. The work should be completed
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jeweler who can regulate your watch without trouble.
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Old gold and.silver bought at regular market value.
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in two hours.
The Superintendent of Press Work
will find a large field of labor in
this campaign. Short, striking arti¬
cles should appear in secular and
Church papers, and on posters in
the churches. Recently every home
in Songdo, Korea, was visited by our
missionaries, and more -than two
thousand ptrsons signified their in¬
tention of becoming followers of
Christ.
If every member of every society,
Adult, Young People, and Juvenile,
will enter heartily into this plan,
large numbers will be secured and a
great advance will be made.
Remember Thursday, the 17th of
November, is the day, two-thirty
o’clock the hour for prayer, and three
o’clock the hour for beginning the
visiting. The greatest factor in any
Church work is a consecrated per
somSity. Let that personality be
strongly felt in his work, and God’s
blessing will rest on every effort
made.
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ALMON NEWS.
Rev. M. iB. ' Sams preached two
very interesting sermons here Sun¬
day morning and evening.
Mrs. W. J. Young and little daugh¬
ter and Mrs. Puckett visited Mrs. J.
E. McCartf Sunday afternoon.
Mrs. George So-ckwell visited Mrs.
R. L. Coggin a short while Thursday
afternoon-.
Mr. and Mr.s. Charlie Geiger, of
Covington, -spent Sunday with Mr.
and Mrs. G. W„ Hawkins.
Mr. Jesse Dobbs visited a very
dear friend at Fairview Sunday af¬
ternoon.
Several from here attended preach¬
ing at Fairview Sunday afternoon.
Mr. Henry Hawkins, of Emory,
visited hite parents here Sunday.
Mrs. George Sockwell and little
Mi-ss Sidney Hyatt spent a few hours
in Covington Wednesday.
Mr. J. E. McCart spent Saturday
and Sunday with his daughter, at
Rutledge.
Mr. -Claude Youmg visited friends
near Mt. Zion Sunday.
Mrs. S. C. Rawlins, visited Mrs.
Robert Peek Sunday afternoon.
Mr. G. W. Hawkins -had the mis¬
fortune of getting his barm burned
PAGE THREE
Monday of last week. Fortunately
all of his stock were -saved, -but he
lost a great deal of hay and fodder.
Mr. and Mrs. Hawkins were away
from home at the time and i-t is
not known ho-w the fire origanated.
But ‘ti-s suppossed it caught from a
spark of a passing train as It was
near the railroad.
Rev. Flanagan, of -near Columbus,
attended preaching here Sunday.
We are glad to note that Master
Pleasant Hyatt is convalescent after
his recent illness.
There will be prayer meeting at
Shiloh next Wednesday night. Let
everybody come and take part in
the service.
Rev. M. F. Underwood will preach
at Shiloh next Sunday night. Every¬
body invited.
On last Sunday afternoon at three
o’clock, Miss Myrtice Sockwell, of
this place, and Mr. M. O. Griffin, of
Covington, were happily married.
Dr. J. E. Dickey performed the cere¬
mony in a most eloquent; manner.
Miss Sockwell is a young Lady of
lovable character and loved by all
who knew -her. While Mr. Griffin -is
a well known business man-. Their
many ‘friends wish -for them a lon-g
and happy life.
