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THURSDAY, AUGUST 23, 1923
THE WEEVIL IS WINNING
From many sections of Georgia there have
come reports earlier in the year, that the pros¬
pects l’or a cotton crop were better than in several
years, and the cotton farmers had begun to see
visions of big bank accounts this fall.
But the tide has changed. At present the re
poits coming in from practically all sections are
that the weevils are winning in the fight, and the
aforesaid visions are beginning to vanish.
And thus it is year after year. The farmers of
the south, who have been raised up to depend on
cotton for a living, refuse to give it up and seem
determined to stick to it, though it finally starve
them to death. And this is t-rue, regardless of the
fact that it has always taken more work to raise
and market cotton than almost any other crop,
and the profit from a farmer’s labor on cotton rais¬
ing was less than he received from most other
crops produced.
The only reason for the devotion of the far¬
mer to this crop is that at any time he had a bale
of cotton to sell, he could take it to the market
and get the cash for it. No matter how hard he had
to work, and no matter to how much better advan¬
tage he could have used his labor in the production
of other crops, the pleasing sight of that big roll
of bills in the fall completely blinded him to all
else in the case.
But it seems now that the visions of the big
roll are to be forever banished, so far as the cot¬
ton crop is concerned, and the farmer must quit
wasting his labor, fertilizers and poison on “boll
weevil feed”, or else resign himself and family to
poverty and want. All scientific methods of fight¬
ing the pest fail, and while certain methods may
seem to prove quite satisfactory one year, the very
next year, unedr the same conditions, they are a
complete failure.
Newton county will never know real prosper¬
ity again until her agricultural resources are
properly adjusted to meet new conditions, and un¬
til the rural population is enabled to make a fair
living, and to have money to spend with the busi¬
ness houses of the towns. And the labor and effort
now being wasted in the effort to raise cotton in
spite of boll weevil, leaf worm, expensive fertili¬
zers, and other handicaps, if wisely spent in pro¬
ducing other crops and providing markets for
them, would make the old county “blossom like
the rose”, so to speak, in a few short years.
How long it will take the business men and
farmers to realize that vital changes must be
made, that cotton can not be depended on, and that
there are lots of other crops that can be profitably
grown in this section, and that when they are
properly produced and handled the markets of the
world are ready to pay cash for them?
And what is more needful than anything else
is for every farmer to realize that he must, under
present conditions, take advantage of every op¬
portunity to provide the necessities for his family
from his own farm, instead of having to pay out
leady cash for them.
Our county is still rich in possibilities, and
we should bend every effort to cash in on these
possibilities.
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A STRIKING ARGUMENT
FOR LAW AND ORDER
A few weeks ago, when Mr. C. A. Pittman,
an elderly gentleman living near Jackson, was
brutally murdered with an axe and his body cast
into the river, there was naturally great excite
ment about the scene of the tragedy after it was
discovered. Neighbors and citizens from far and
near quickly gathered, and when the guilty party
was apprehended, under the tense feeling of an¬
ger at this terrible outrage, many threats wert
made against the murderer. It is not strange that
under such circumstances men should be moved
to wreak vengeance on a brutal murderer of a
neighbor, but every argument is in favor of allow¬
ing it to be done according to the law of the land
In this particular instance, the aged wife o'f
the murdered man came forward and let it lx
known that she was very much opposed to any
violence bei»g done the murderer, but that she
desired to see the law take its course.
The accused, a negro named Evans McDow¬
ell, was then placed in jail, a day set for his trial,
THE COVINGTON NEWS, COVINGTON, GEORGIA
and he was given a fair trial, confessed to his!
crime, and was sentenced to hang, according to!
the law.
Before the day set for the execution, the con¬
demned man went further into details of the crime
and implicated another negro, who was promptly
arrested; the execution was postponed, and the
second negro is now awaiting trial.
How much better it is that the outraged cit¬
izens of that section listened to reason and allow¬
ed the law to take its course. Otherwise the ac¬
complice might not have been apprehended, and
good people would have been, under excitement
and anger, guilty of taking human life.
This is only one of many instances which
demonstrate the fact that it is always best to be
calm under all circumstances, and not to allow
ourselves to be overcome by anger, but always to
act in favor of law and order.
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Why we should patronize home trade:
First. Home manufacturers, home laborers,
home professional men and home merchants can
not exist without each other.
Second. The more money there is in our city,
the less the rate of taxes.
Third. Money sent to Chicago, New York and
other cities increases the wealth there, with a
decrease here.
Fourth. Schools, churches, streets, and all
improvements here are not made and never
be made by the citizens of Chicago.
Fifth. Out-of-town goods help to build up and
mprove the place where they are bought, and
business here, because we should buy
is much as we can in Covington and help in that
vay to increase the capacity of home industries.
Sixth. The buyer at home sees what he is pur¬
hasing, and can get the guarantee of his mer
hant, who should strive to give the best values
or the money in return for home patronage.
Seventh. Pride in our city should foster mu¬
help and encouragement in all lines of worthy
Eighth. Disintegration would follow the com¬
pete abandonment of home patronage, just as in
i certain amount of mail order business has a de¬
effect on our city business today.
Ninth. Identical articles can be bought more
in Covington than from mail order houses
md without the possibility of their being erushed
\nd damaged in transit.
Tenth. The interest in the growth of the city,
he desire for better things temporal and religious,
he consummation of an ideal, can only be brought
ibout by each individual making himself a patron
if the Covington merchants, not for the purpose,
u imarily, of enriching that merchant, but that
ie in turn may be better able to supply, just as
he employment of home labor adds to its purchas
«g power and ability to aid in public improve
aents and the employment of home professional
nen enables them to equip themeslves more thor
•ughly for their work.
TOBACCO GROWING IN GEORGIA
We have no statistics at hand showing the
;rowth of the tobacco industry in Georgia, but
rom reading various newspapers published in
his state, we are led to the conclusion that to¬
bacco is another weapon with which the farmers
>f the state may fight the boll weevil with success.
The growing of tobacco seems to be engaging
he attention of farmers in many counties of the
itate, and accounts indicate that they are finding
he crop a profitable one. There has been a great
ieal said and written concerning crop diversifica
ion, but not as much about the growing of tobac
o as about the growing of other crops. Grains,
jeans, potatoes, poultry, cattle and swine have
)ccupied the larger amount of space in the news¬
paper discussions, and these things are essential
o the farm. No well regulated farm can get along
.veil without these crops. And in many sections
the farmers have realized the fact and have acted
iccordingly.
Now, in many counties, they are engaged in
he growing of tobacco, and are doing well with
t. Georgia is well adapted to the growth of the
‘weed”, and there is no reason why the farmess
-hould not avail themselves of the opportunities
fforded them in this crop as well as in others.
Georgia has been making wonderful progn
n the matter of crop diversification during th
>ast half a dozen or more years, and it is very
^ratifying to all. If this progress shall continue
;t will not be many years before there will be »o
cause for urging the farmers of the state to prac¬
tice diversification. And it will be a good thing
for Georgia when that day arrives.—Columbus
Enquirer-Sun.
,JL,— QUESTIONS —
and Bible Answers
If Parents will encourage children to will look up
andraemoriee the Bible Anewera, it prove
a priceless heritage to them io after years.
What is said about the mes¬
senger that bringeth good tid¬
ings —Isaiah 52:7.
Who said all things are pos¬
sible to him who believeth?
—Mark 9:23.
How can we get an increase
and blessing from God?
—Psalm 67:5, 6.
Why can the child of God feel
secure under all circumstances?
—Deut. 33:27.
What cometh when we draw
water out of the wells of sal¬
vation? —Isaiah 12:2,3.
What promise is given to those
who trust in God?
—Psalm 37:3, 4, 5.
August 24.
The Goodness of God:—Thou
openest thine hand, and satis¬
fies the desire of ever living
thing.—Psalm 145:16.
August 25
Cursing or Blessing?—Cursed
be tke man that trusteth in man,
and maketh flesh his arm, and
whose heart departeth from the
Lord.
Blessed is the man that trust¬
eth in the Lord, and whose hope
the Lord is.—Jeremiah 17:5, 7.
August 26
Choose Ye:—Abhor that
which is evil; cleave to that
which is good.—Romans 12:9.
August 27
The Jolyful Reward:—Well
done, good and faithful servant;
thou hast been faithful over a
few things, I will make three
ruler over many things: enter
thou into the joy of thy Lord.—
Matthew 25:23.
August 28
The Best Gift:—Silver and
gold have I none; but such as I
have give I thee: In the name of
Jesus Christ of Nazereth rise up
and walk.—Acts 3:6.
August 29
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it not: but knowledge is easy
unto him that understandeth.—
Proverbs 14:6.
August 30
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ies: but the lips of knowledge
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20:15.
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