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AMERICUS TIMES-RECCRDER.
THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 27,14U,
TWO AMERICUS
SOLDIERS SEE
MONTE CARLO
Dr. and Mrs. F. A. Thomas have Just
received an interesting letter from
their son, Private John F. Thomas,
who is a member ot the 308th Motor
Repair organization, and who at pres
ent, is enjoying a ten-day furlough
In France, the Principality of Manoco
(Monte Carlo) and other places of in
terest, in company with Dudley Gate-
wood, another Americus boy, attached
to the same organization.
The letter, dated at Balmoral Pal
ace, Monte Carlo, Tuesday, Feb, 4,
follows:
“Dearest Mother: Well, I am al
most filled with as much Joy as if I
had crossed the pond.
"It is real summer weather here
now. The trees and grass arc as green
Capital Must Be Made the
Basis of Acreage, Asserts
Dealer, on Cotton Problem
vances to the plow, and only a cer
tain number of acres in cotton to the
plow. Make cotton the surplus crop.
The less capital a farmer has, the more
necessary it is for him to raise his
own foodstuffs, and vice versa. The
independent farmer can afford to take
a chance on the price of cotton, but
the other had best go slow and not
raise a crop which he will have to
MONTGOMERY. Ala., Feb. 25.—In a ( nitely without damage, under proper turn over to bis creditors regardless
striking address on the cotton situa- j housing conditions. If we fail to raise
tlon as It is related to business Inter
ests. J. Harry Weil, of U W. Weil Sc
Co., held the close attention of fifty or
more representative business men con
stituting the Membership Council ot
the Chamber of Commerce at lunch at
the Gay-Teague hotel.
Mr. Weil spoke from the viewpoint
ot the producer as well as the dealer
bringing some original Ideas to bear
on the subject
His address follows:
“It is fitting that one of tho first
topics to be considered by the Mem
bership Council should by cotton,
which, after all, is the backbone of our
welfare and the barometer of our
of the prevailing price. I ‘will take
some time to work this plan ont to
where the cotton crop can be raised
on something approximately a cash
basis, but the South was never in bet
ter financial condition to start it than
now. It will take years to do it, but
every year should find the farmers in
a more Independent position than the
The acreage question will be an-
tomatlcally adjusted so that the large
producers of cotton will hare the dol
lars to insure its price and the men-
ac of over-production will reduced
to the minimum." j
FOR SALE}—Ford car; good condi-
. .. , . „ tlon. For sale cheap. A real bargain,
preceding one, and that much nearer i Phone 66> or call J. W. Berwick, Lea-
financial emancipation. I lie. Os. 20-d&w-tf
as much cotton as can be marketed
at fair values we are standing on our
own light, as well as falling to make
the best of the blessing with which
nature has endowed our country. It
is true that short crops bring long
prices.
“But it is also true that these same
high prices reduce consumption and
inevitably result in overproduction the
next year. A systematic campaign to
produce short crops for an extended
period of years would Induce more ex
periments in cotton growing in other
parts of the world with climates sim
ilar to ours, and endanger our monop
oly. It would also stimulate the dis-
While other sources of, covery of substitutes for cotton, many
as they are at home in June. We woke j weaIth withln 01Ir b ounda-!°f which were used in Germany dur-
up Monday morning and found our-1 ^ ^ m and varled and gome j lng the war. The attempt to squeeze
selves at Marseilles, the second larg-i , ln thelr returns . we a re> big price from the world at large
est city in France, and we ® ame ° n u , tImately an agricultural community by studied failure to raise Its normal
down here all the way, right alongside , ^ coWon croPi , e -u in and year requirements would be ill-considered,
the Mediterranean Sea with the tower-1 ^ the on<j dependahle 8l) rce of, unsound and poor business,
ng Alps on the other side. We passed ^ ^ reve nue. It is fitting, too, that “What then Is the solution? How
through a number of long tunne s un- ^ top | C should have consideration' can we determine a path of safety, of
-der these mountains en route. 8 ** w | at this particular time when meetings' conservation to meet the obligations
some of the prettiest scenery n t e ^ delegates represeming different and opportunities of our position and
•world, without a doubt, and i nk communltiea sect | ons , in d sti-.tos. are yet steer clear of the evils of over-
:this is the prettlst country n ®| bcir|g be [ d throughout '.ho southland 1 production. The reduction of acreage
■world. I promenaded down to t e a " L, f ormu i a te plans ot which to avoid jin section which have over-produced,
mous Monte Carlo casino here 9 tbe great, and only great danger to the ; the stubborn holding of the balance of
morning and saw some good-loo ng j ^ Qf cotton—overproduction. We; the crop for higher prices is wise ana
women there. The ladies certain y hayg one o{ the richest h-rtragei that | timely advise in the present crisis. But
were all well-dressed, and most ofi^ d(y(ne p rov | dence has bestowed on this is simply temporary relief, and
them carried walking canes, all wear- j gec ti on , a virtual monoply of the the same dangerous conditions will
.ing white dresses and slippers. | CO (ton growing business. Yet every | present Itself from time to time. Can-
We went to a show last night at the j ew yeara our im-ii 0 f forethought, can-. not some plan be devised by which the
Y. M. C. A., and it was splendid., The ■ dld | y asking, onr greed to realize on production of cotton will be put upon
“Y" is located in the theater here—J thla monopo iy, combined with a favor-1 a basis that will correct itself when
another swell place. a t,te growing season, bring clrcum- j circumstances have conmblned to
We are Btopp ng at the Balmoral j stances by which we are traded out ot | cause an oversupply? A world com-
Palace, and It Is no joke to refer to our birthright for a mess of rotiage. | modify like cotton Is subject to such
the hotel as a palace. is posotively It | g t0 the consideration of this prob- a wide range of Influences that no
.the most equlsite place I ever enter-1 lem of ever-productlon that I wish to:one can foretell at planting time what
ed, everything being ln marble; with 1 (1 „ vote -the time allotted me. (conditions must be faced when the
fine fixtures ot solid mahogany. Wei „ The human end 0 f t h 8 matter of,crop is ready to be marketed. Wo
get real good meals, too. I would give' prod ,, ct | on i s merely a question of!have no actual over-productiqn this
... *- ' “ ‘ ac.'«nye. The ultimate yield cn any year.
given acreage rests with, tw. agen-' “The trouble is not that normal de-
cios that are forever “c-iase-l,' thejmand Is absent but Impotent Due
weather man the boll weevil. The to post-war conditions of world trade.
anything just to be able to put my
thoughts Into words, but I am like a
fellow who Is ln love—words fail me
whenever I attempt to tell about the
beauty and magniflcenco ot this place.
We are going to a show In the ca
sino at 2:30 this afternoon. We want
to see the big wheel of fortune go
around once, and that is the only
chance we may have of seeing it.
I was looking at the palace of the p ,, mldl . 0 f u n t per acre ngai03t an avr ed to avoid recurrence of distress pric-
Prinoe of Monaco from the dining
room window a few minutes ago. He
sure has a swell-looking palace, and
we intend going up there tomorrow.
We also want to go o\er on the bor
der of Italy one day. Sight-seeing
busses leave here every day for that
region, and we anticipate no trouble in
getting there and back.
Most of the people here speak En-
. glish and a lot ot them speak four and
five different languages. I will have
had a varied experience, certainly,
and will have enough to tell you for
the next six months after my return
home. This trip alone is worth ten
thousand dollars to any one in its
visitations ot the malMac-orj are so Unsettled conditions regarding ocean
unco-tain that we can inly figure on tonnage, embargoes and restrictions,
an average production under given'a large part of the world Is still cut
conditions. The boll weevil 1 as been | off from our supply markets, while
with us now for three seasons during the demand for military necessities
wh.(h the state has .averaged 125 has suddenly abated. The plan devis-
eragi yield ot 176 pounds of the ten.es In cotton must be elastic enough
years preceding. I do not wish to .to enhbie the farmer to meet such
bore yon with dry statistics, lu* here conditions as they arise, strong
ar>. ore or two salient facts I lepe you enough to enable him to protect hlra-
wlll get. Acreage reduction started so lf in any crisis,
seriourly after the dUsstro'is over-i “After all, farming is a business,
prt .luctlon and low prises of 'Vi'}!. j Like.'other forms of business it In-
"Ainl’ama’s acreage this ia>;t reason voives the matter of credit; even more
conu.ired io isi4, show i >•- reduction of go than others,-because it take five
3C per cent, that of the entire cot-! 0 r six months for tho farmer to cpsh
ton belt, exactly 1 per cent. In 1914 i n on his efforts. He should, there-
wo were the third cotton growing j fore, pursue a more conservative poll-
state; in 1918 wo were the seventh, ty ln the employment of borrowed
Alabama has kept faith with her sis- |C a p ital since his position is more vul-
ter states in the reduction of acreage, nerable. .Like all good business men,
and has learned well the lesson of should above all things avoid over-
, diversification. Nor has she failed to extension. He must borrow some cap-
educational value. I saw my first olive proflt by j tj with perhaps a full third itai, but he must shape his business
trees yesterday. Thoy are real Pret-1 tbe co(bon - crop still In the ware- so that if hard time come he can liqui-
ty, butJ^had rather took at the orange | bouaas unaold _ there has been less date part of his holding and sit tight
with the balance till he has weathered
trees, which arc now ln bearing here.j heard , n th|s aectlon of the so-called
We had oranges with green leaves °h „ dlatreag cotton “ durlng the . recent
them at dinner. I slump in the market than anywhere
We are getting tack into the habits | throughout the entire cotton belt. The
of civilization again, eating our meals |fdrmerfl ^ tbe tank own the rot .
off a real tablecloth, with actual, hen- ta gtate thls year , a nd when
eat-to-goodness china and silver. In M( . er of Mr SpecuIator 9t e P
other words, this place is like
Mr. Spinner of Mr
, , . up to buy, they are going to find tho
«mo-it is a palace Instead of . ho-| f Ught on thc fencc ra il
tel, and I think I must have sunk stout ; wh itti, ng away wttb a BarIo w knife
three feet into that good old feather worr ying much about his cot-
bed last night.”
ton nohow.
“So much for the benefits of avold-
The letter concludes with a gener
ous thought of friends and compan- , .
ions at home, and the hope expressed ""5 overproduction and the evils of
that the writer soon may be home the on0 crop sy9tem ' Ther ®,‘t
lever, the other extreme which It Is
again .
the storm. To insure the protection ot
the price of cotton, capital must me
made the basto of acreage. Figure as
best we may, we will at times have
over-production. The forces of nature
have more control over the size ot
the crop than our regulation ot acre
age. The world’s requirements, the
conditions ot distribution are de
pendent too upon matter which we
cannot control. But tbe fanner can
control the available supply if his fi
nancial condition enables him to re
tire a large portion of the crop by
taking off until prices advance again
If you have any lumber to be dress-1 - - . . i. •
ed or ripped, bring it down to our la conducive and now that we have, to protect his cotton after he has
mill, where we run it us you want into; learned to cope with the boll weevil! raised it, an effective step will be tak-
I just as wise to avoid. Our 'abor is to a fair level. If a farmer’s acreage
educated to raising cotton, our clmlate ] is determined by his financial ability
ceiling, flooring, etc., and give you a fair crop can always be depended j cn in the automatic adjustment of pro-
prompt service.. Full stock of Man-! n Wo „„ equipped for harvest- duetton.
£5. lng and storing and moving this crop. -It may be difficult to wort this
It la always salable at any cross- 1 out in practical fashion, but I believe
roads village, or can be held lndefl-|it can be done, so many dollirs ad-
Sash, Doors and Blinds carried at all
times. Mill work of all kinds our
specialty.
JNO. W. SHIVER.
Phone 117. Americus, Ga.
CALL ON
J. W. BARWICK
FOR
Fresh Water Ground Meal
Sugar, Coffee, Lard, Light-
bread, all Kind of Ham Goods,
Coldest Drinks.
ICE and COAL A SPECIALTY
Fresh Fish Every Saturday
Tobacco, Cigars and Snuff
Bring your Shell Corn to me
J. W. BARWICK
Telephone Cl), Leslie, Ga.
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for 1919 from
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experience.
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