The Leader, enterprise and press. (Fitzgerald, Ga.) 1915-1921, January 10, 1921, Image 2

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Newspaper Page TextAND PRESS Pu i' EVelliy Monday, Wednesday and Friday of Each Week bi g THE LEADER PUBLISHING COMPANY , BRI Rite: Per annum. oo oo va e $3.0—0 ?’E'nfel"ed’ at the Post Office at Fitzgerald as Second Class Mail Matter Under Act of Congress, March 18, 1897. OIS MM ARSI A AR 5 S TR AoO UL RIS 2T TN S 0 TR R MBS AR ) [ Offician Organ of the City of Fitzgerald [;.ISID'OR BB IRS op se b s L EDITOR ;;_STE\VART F. GELDERS .. ___._..__MANAGING EDITOR gﬂltes for display advertising furnished on application. Local readers, 10 cents per line for each insertion. No ad taken for less than 25 cents. AMERICAN PRESS ASSOCIATION, Foreign Adv. Representative : ?TTON GOING TO WASTE ~§ Within a few miles of Fitzgerald, in alldirections, stand un - Bcked acres of cotton, the fleecy staple yellowing in the bolls un ¢ the beating elements. This cotton can not be picked and ginned .0¥ its owners at present market prices. In a short while, surely by ?’Af“mef, cotton will have recovered partially. from its present Trice slump and willbe bringing twenty cents or more per pound 7 fﬂle*cotton‘ that is now in the fields, wasting, could be harvested f stored in warchouses it would show a good profit. e ;:\‘ We say that cotton will recover and go to twenty cents or - Bore. Its base price should be twenty to twenty-five cents a pound ?* the future___if it continues to be cropped and sold by pre-war ;ethods For a time it scemed that the American Cotton Associ - ition would be able to enroll the farmers in sufficient numbers o control a large enough proportion of the cotton crop to market it all on a business basis for the farmer. Could this be done cotton ;:’f“ld reach a price of thirty to forty cents a pound and stay there. g - Price depends largely on distribution of the crops in the mar “%ets. At present, as simce cotton first began to be raised in quanti ‘ties in the South, the farmer comes out at the small end of the dorn in the solution of the problem of distribution. The spinners “as well as the cotton factors take lucrative advantage of the sea ~sonal depression in the cotton market when the new crop is flood ing the market. They could pay more if the farmer put himself in Position to demand it. Organization and cooperation can do as much for the farmer as they have done for the laboring man, and the farmer would not have to strike to gain just returns for his abor. & The form of strike proposed by the advocates of largely Feduced cotton acreage is an expensive weapon, a one that will cut back as well as forward. The world actually needs a certain famount of cotton. If the Southern States of the United States tabuse the practical monopoly they have on cotton by reducing pro iduction below the world’s need, the manufacturers of cotton will iturn clsewhere for the product as a matter of necessity and will aid in developing the cotton industry in South America, where it can ‘be grown, and will foster larger production in India and Egypt, drom whence the plant was originally brought to America. The ‘Southern crop can not be dangerously reduced, however, without %ﬁ. strong organization of the growers, and when such organization s effected the growers will find a better means of securing a proper glllce That means is to be found in ample warehousing and in telligentmarketing. The cooperative warehouse proposed for the Ashton district in Ben Hill county by the Ashton farm bureau council would help some. Warehouse of this sort scattered all through the cotton belt and working through state and interstate darmers associations would accomplish the necessary work. . Those hundreds of pounds of cotton that are rotting in Ben Hill county fields today are needed by the people of the world. Its ~waste is criminal. * The crirginals responsible for it are, on final ‘analysis, the federal officials, including Secretary of the Treasury i;i{ﬂouston and Governor Harding of the Federal” Reserve Board, - whose systematic drive against farm credits resulted in the present low price of cotton. Until the farmer is organized for business, he ‘will always be liable to injury by such attacks on credit. i The revival of the war finance board will increase the money value___the price___of cotton and other products within a few ‘months. Its effect is already being felt. A Thought for the Evening A VERSE AND A VIGNETTE By Dan G. Bickers s : \ MANY, IF ANY? : - Now do you suppose there’s a man so good ~ That he always does just what he should - And never has léft one thing undone - He ought to have finished when once begun, ~ Who never has made some fool mistake ? - Do you know such a one, for goodness’ sake__ = ", Not many, v If any, _ . b T 11. - And do you suppose there is one so vile, -S0 steeped in his “cussedness” all the whyjle, - So reeking with wickedness, vice and sin . That never has in his heart slipped in ~ One impulse noble, unselfish, fine, - A flash for a moment of light divine? . i pii il Not many__ : ] : g If any? . HELP! ~ Once a Beggar asked for bread.. 8 b and Tools - And was given a Job and Tools.__ - For helping a man OUT of his beggary is better than helping ~ one IN his beggary. . T ————————— ey o ST e e T - 4. AN ARGUMENT IN FAVOR OF THRIFT e ] . e T eT N B A E BN e o ERVOU R AR B s e T ’,» A f‘ﬁ%:"?i:’é:iﬁ-?‘»ﬁg N SRR | S B REERES N A ¢ est b LR 5;-‘-,-,,-5_&_»‘:;,»755. 323 5 MO, 9 T} ©RVEE R seeL et )N | oA ETE B\ 3 ™ s e . “v“’gﬁqﬁ‘f ﬁ.g‘ T T p 3 -:‘ o~ LY - ,_-‘f:'?:::“"»‘; [ - =IH ==y —— g ‘" % f UHU 1= B L(N D iy «r:‘: Y*;Ei B ;. (§ \ ot J/ X g .YN Ul BN S L gt B s B Nl ‘ S l‘ﬂ%?n e R - ‘ &%) & N ol , ' N | S oo & Z) SN RS y 3, ) AN AT ot .1' ) 2 caae o ' ExTeavaci® ¢ ' ‘it\ s"'?&’%:l«.‘ P i 1 el ‘) i o G ;;%s"‘%& B s ) A L L VR Ve TR ol N el “W - B b O ONERRE L i } 8. e L NS N e RN _:’.&-‘- 250 ) e B e /-se | R : : R e T B o s i—— 00k ' B R e : W e N R iSO L G R PSR T THE LEADER-ENTERPRISE AND PRESS MONDAY, JANUARY 10th, 1920 - Farm News Secti e Sl e e Conducted By C. T. OWENS, Secretary, Ben Hill County Farm Bureau Federation Ben Hill County Advisory Board, Marion Bickson chairman, Mrs. S. M. Whitchard, vice chairman, C. T. Owens, secre tary. Meets second and fourth Thursdays at Chamber of Commerce at 2:30 p. m. Fitzgerald Council—A. J. Swords, chairman; Mrs. H. M. War ren, vice chairman; H. H. James, secretary. Meets sec ond and fourth Thursdays at Chamber of Commerce, at 1:30 p. m. L Dickson’s Mill Council—R. R. Dorminey, Chairman; Mrs. A. W. McCall, vice chairman; J. J. Burres, secretary. Meets second Mondays at Mill. Bowen’s Mill— W. H. Lee, chairman; Mrs. S. E. Watson, vice chairman; W, R. Wadkins, secretary. Meets first Friday at Crisp School house, at 2:30 p. m. Williamson’s Mill Council—]. Horton Taylor, cHairman; G. M. Young, secretary. Meets second Friday, at Emory schoolhouse, at 2:30 p. m. Vaughn-Taylor Council—W. H. Roberts, chairman, Mrs. R. L. Stone, vice chairman; C. E. Rhett, secretary. Meets third Friday, Vaughn-Taylor school 2:30 p. m. Ashton Council-—Wesley R. Walker, chairman; J. Roscoe Kimball, secretary. Meets fourth Friday at Dorminey and Ashton Schools alternately. The production of crops is the far mer’s job. and he is doing it with al most astounding efficiency. A little over a half century ago seventy-five per cent of our population was re quired to do this work, now about twenty-five per cent does it, due to improved methods and a more eco nomical and systematic distribution of his time and efforts. The farmer has little time to devote to the problem of distribution and marketing of his farm products, He has assumed this to be the city man’s job, but in a great many instances the city man has not systematically thken hold of it. He has allowed profiteers to come in and exact extravigant pro fit for his imaginary services., He has allowed speculators to withhold farm produce from the market until an un-\ natural demand has been estal)lishod,i and much of his inefficient manage ment has been paid for out of the farmers pocket. That is why the far mer is now forced in self defence to shoulder a big share:of the marketing problem -along with his legitimate job of food production. , Must Meet Competition In some cases his new problem of food distribution is a relatively sim ple one, that of getting perishable crops to the nearest local centers. In other cases it is the nation wide prob lem of competing with other growers of his products scattered all over the country and selling in competitiqcl with imports from countries where the growing costs are distinctly low- Some interesting work with local marketing problems has recently been done in New Jersey. Improved farm ing methods had resulted in bumper crops, notably in Irish potatoes and apples. The South Jersey potato growers knew they had a good market in New York City, they needed two hundred cars a day to transport the crop but were unable to secure any thing like the cars necessary to move their crop, but through the efforts of the Farm Bureau, influence was brought to bear upon the railroad commission which caused them to get behind the railroads and have them to furnish the necessary cars to move these potatoes and apples to market in time to prevent their being dam aged. & Finance Through Organization | In the marketing of large crops which must meet a national demand, one of the greatest difficulties to be met, is the financing of the growers until the returns from sales come in. An interesting experience was that of the Alfalfa growers of Utah, They owned some five million pounds of seed, but didn't have the money to reach the markets where they could sell at a profit. Individually they wehit to the bankers and told their story. Hard luck tales which made them seem about the poorest financial T ARE R B AT ST AT AT AT L N BT A . - To Farm Bureau .~ Members : The Farm News Seciion is a regular feature l of The Leader-Enterprise and you will find it valuable to you. Most members of the Farm | Bureau are subscribers to the Leader-Enter | prise and the others should subscribe at once, l either by mail or in person when in Fitzgerald. TRY OUR LAUNDRY SERVICE Patronize American - Labor ar}d Industry \// WHITE SWAN LAUNDRY risk in the country. Of course they got no money. Then they went to their Farm Bureau marketing agent who went to the same bank with a different story telling the actual sit uation as to the kind and amount and whereabouts of the seed. and in two hours time money was provided for the movement of the Alfalfa seed, and the farmer taken care of until his seed were sold at a profit. These are only a few instances of the great work that is being done by the Farm Bureau all over tne coun try. It is very important that we pool our products for sale and look well to the grading in order to reach the best markets. FARMERS’ EXCHANGE | COLUMN (Al Products listed by farmers with secretaries of their own com munity councils will be turned over to C. T. Owens for publication in this section.) PRODUCE FOR SALE VELVET BEANS; $l5 ver Ton J. B. Fope six tons. D. Z. Luke, five tons. N. L. Blackstone, one ton. F. F. Stokes, two tons. J. A. G. Ragsdale, 20 bu. of bunch. H. A. Morehead. 20 bu. stringless. A. Lundy, one and one-half tons. PEAVINE HAY, $3O TON | J. J. Shedd,three tons. R. R. Dorminey. two fons. Mrs. A. B. McGathatt, four tons. CORN, §sl. BUSHEL D. Z. Luke, 100 bushels. Mrs. A. B. McGathatt, 200 bushels A. J. Swords, 200 buushels, J. A. G. Ragsdale, 20 bu. Whatley Prolific. CANE SYRUP, $1 GALLON Dr. D. B. Ware, 500 gals. J. Horton Taylor, 500 gals. Mrs. C. B. Batton, 200 gals. T. G. McCall, 500 gals. A. W. McCall, 200 gals. SWEET POTATOES, 75¢ BU. A. J. Swords, 100 bu. PRODUCE WANTED " VELVET BEANS State College, Athens, 30 tons, HAY AND CORN Williford. Burns, Rice Co., Com merce, car corn and car hay. Holmon and Hopkins, Athens, car corn and car hay. Gretn County Abent, 2 cars. SWEET POTATOES James & Lewis, Johnson City, Tenn. one car. R. C. Horner, Bristol, Va., one car. ~ Shumake Brothers, Atlanta, nne car. NARROW ESCAPE 1 ~ “I was at my work, my limbs be ‘came numb, I got dizzy and faint, my my ears seemed stopped up. I had been troubled with gas on my stom ach and severe bloating after meals. Doctors failed to help me. One Adose of Mayr’s Wonderful Remedy, yecom mended by the corner uggist, proved a life-saver to me. am con tinuing with it with splen'#i results.” It is a simple, harmless /preparation that removes the catayrhal mucus from the intestinal ttagt and allays the inflammation which causes prac tically all stomach, liver and intesti nal ailments, including appendicitis. One dose will convince or money re funded. National and Denmark Drug Companies.—Adyv. | FITZGERALD IS NO EXCEPTION Fitzgerald Feople Come Out as Frankly Here as Elsewhere Fitzgerald people publicly recom mend Doan’s Kidney Piils. This pa per is publishing Fitzgerald cases from week to week. It is the same everywhere. Home testimony 1n home papers. Doan’s are praised in fifty thousand signed statements, pub lished in 3000 communities. Fitzgerald people are no exception, Ask your neighbor. Here’s a Fitzgerald state ment: J. H. Wideman, locomotive engin eer, 807 W. Central Ave., says: “Rid ing on the engine for thirty years strained my back and kidneys and at times my back ached /and pained me dreadfully. It hurt me to bend - b and my kidneys acted ir ¢ 'v. When I have had these attacks Doan’s Kidpey/Pills have al ways relieved me. short use of Doan’s never fails to strengthen my back and put my kidneys in good shape.” Price 60c, at all dealers. Don’t simply ask for a kidney remedy—cet Doan’s Kidney Pills—the same "that Mr. Wideman had. Foster-Milburn Co., Mfrs., Buffalo, N. Y. SEE OUR WINDOW DISPLAY Sts -ve IS T - Received an Advance Shipment of 50 New Perfection OIL STOVES Which we are going to sell at Pre war Prices—--Cash or Credit. First Payment $5, . , Thereafter--- . 31 per week Without question, the Best Oil L~ Stove on the market--- 2, 3 and 4 BURNERS With or withdut Ovens. ' Fitzgerald Furniture Co., Corner Main and Pine Sts. Phone 49 We scll typewriters, addigg ‘mach ines, ribbons, pa.rtT etc.—Lrews Bi cycle Company. \ mtf : : “WE ARE PEGGING AWAY” o = V) ’/ trying to mend men’s soles and = - &z N\ _/ make them “well hecled” too. A~ - i KL((@:\Z:{ 5 &) We put good leather and con : P &4 A A.,“f scientious work into the busi | \‘;‘,‘f\ ness too, hence our reputation v:?M %j@g @ for turning out the best repair 4"({\ : work. There's a neatness and SAW = finish about our work that \i m A . makes the shoes look like new L_ 4 ///,/ %ﬁ;‘ again. Special attention given S M z,‘-/ to children’s schoes—and an ex |G Bl tra lease of life given to them. & % Harnish Shoe Shop OPPOSITE 5-SYORY BLDG. -:- 203 E. PINE ST. SHQES'REPAIRED WHILE YOU WAIT All Work Fully Guaranteed ALL PARCEL f"OST ORDERS GIVEN PROMPT ATTENTION Otto Harnish, Manager Re SR T ElEUlusESusEasunssas PN RANR R RIRRRNA RN Man to take good horse for feed. Work 30 acres of new ground two year, 15 acres a year or more, Free of rent, ground already cleared, ready ior plow; and work 4,000 yearling Turpentine cups on halves. You can make $5O a month on turpen- « tine alone. This place is on Rural Route, 3 miles | from Codrt House, one mile from railway station. Good plew house and barn on place. Nothing but hystlers apply. Must give reference. Apply to | H. B. JOHNSON At Johnson Hardware Co., ° Fitzgerald, Ga. Put a Leader-Enterprise want ad to work for you; it will talk to more_peo ple than the livest canvasser living.