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THE NEWNAN HERALD, NEWNAN, GA., FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 11, 1921.
THE NEWNAN HERALD
NEWNAN, GA., FRIDAY, FKB. II.
Official Organ of Coweta County.
Jaw. E. Brown. O. W. Passavant.
BROWN k PASSAVANT
editor* and rulillattrr*.
tSDBSCRIPriON price 12.00 A YEAR
IN AUVAKCK.
Tk« Herald office la located In the
•Gomlrum Building, II Jaokaon Hired.
The Farmer's Disappointments
and Discouragements.
“Every once in nwhiln the Atlanta
< ooxtitution Riven about two Indies to
tlbe utterances of Commissioner J. .1.
Brown, the great cotton expert who told
fhe farmers not- to soil when they could
have obtained a pretty nice price oarly
but fall. If The Constitution will juxt
-deny Mu* two Inches hereof tor the cotin
try will l»c bettor off. ’'—Commerce Ob
Onr obnervation of thin man Brown in
»thrtt bo in alwaya telling fannern to ludd
•eotton for a higher price. Novor yet ban
be. said nell; and if any farmer ban hold
cotton on Brown \ judgment, it look» to
*u nn if that, farmer ban lont money.—
Carrollton Free Press.
The eriticiniim credited to our two con
temporaries, quoted above, seem to lie
well grounded. Wlioii Commissioner
Brown went about the Htato hint fall
urging the farad rn to hold their cotton
tor Si) centn, and eonsuniing all the
.miwnpaper space in l.iterviewn that he
<■00! d com am nd, it wan Hiipponed that lie
ponncnned relinble in formation, depend
able data, which justified hin oft repeat
ed iwmirnnee that all the farmer need
do whs to nit. tight nnd hold bin cotton;
that the price would inevitably rebound
to the figure at which mont of the 1010
ernp wan nolil- 10 cents nnd Unit the
farmer would then get. what wan com
ing to him, etc. Unfortunately, thou
sand* of ootton-groworn over the Htnte
followed Commissioner Brown 'h advice
*nd held their cotton. They are ntill
bolding it, with the disastrous result that
«otbm In selling today lit a little above
12 centn, or about half what it. would
have brought in market limt fall, at tlm
time when ('oininiMxionor Brown wax urg
ing that the crop be held for *10 cento. Ax
* consequence, the farmer* of (loorgin
are poorer today by several hundred thou-
naiolx of dollars than they were at the
opening of tlie Helling senson. Ah a fur
ther aoqucnco, which to also unfortunate
the Slnte Department of Agriculture Iiiik
•offered in ]>reHtige mid in Iohh of eonfl-
«lence. The average farmer Imd been
accustomed to depend on the department
for advice nnd co-operation in working
*out but preblenix; but, remeniberiug the
fatuous couftmd which lie followed regard
ing tla* bundling of hix 1920 crop, nnd
'which bus unused him Hindi a xerioitH
Jcaw, it. will not be xurprlning if further
conned from the xame xoftrcc hereafter
vwny be rejected oh unsound and unre
liable.
All agree that the farmer aliould have
* better price fur hix cotton than the
world’* market* are offering today. Alt
ngree moreover that the crop ix the xhort
ever known in this xeetion, Mint. it.
expensively produced, and that not
*ven a price of -10 cento would cover tlie
<ohI of making it. No argument can
ciullify them' dixplrlting facta; yet it,
i« quite ax obvloux that preaent eondb
lion* do not. offer much hope for better
Price* in the near future. What eon-
t'Ama the Southern fanner moat vitally
jUKt now are the problems involved in
hia planting operations the coming xen
«ou - how much acreage shall he devote
to cotton, with the dubious chance of
-making anything like nn average crop
'Under boll weevil conditions, nnd wlmt
will th«* crop be worth when' he has pro
duced it?—how much commercial fer
tiliser can lie afford to uxe at
present prices, if any at all? -if
not cotton, wlmt. crops can lie raise that
wilt have a ready money v^luc in mar
HetT Those are grave problems indeed,
and to meet and solve them successfully
'■will require sound judgment mid such
lftwck as crusaders are made of.
Wc have made it a point never to ad-
vine fanners wlmt to do, nor how it
•hould lie done; but, as regards the next
-cotton crop and prospects for market
ing iLwe beg to submit for their sober
consideration some startling facts con
tained in the following article from a
late issue of the Momphis Commercial-
Appeal—
“Got it out of your head that anything
but the supply nnd the world ’x ability
tii buy Axes the price of cotton,” says
Dr. Bradford Knapp.
There in now enough rotten in the
world to last nbout, two yearn.
If you want to plant more cotton af
ter having read the following figures,
then we must confess wo have no more
to say. It is up to you—
The 10-year average nmount of Ameri
can cotton on hand unnpun at the begin
ning of each fiscal year, 1,200,000 bales.
On Aug. 1, 1020, the beginning of the
present fiscal year, anspun American e it-
ton amounted to 0,080,000 bales.
Probable amount of American cotton
unspun July 31, 1921, now indicated,
more than 9,000,000 bales, or 3,000,000
bales more than any amount ever cur
ried over before.
The greatest consumption of all kinds
of cotton ever known in a single year
was less than 21,000,000 bales
The greatest consumption pf American
cotton any one year ever known was less
than I .VMM),000 bales.
, Ten-year average consumption of
American cotton prior to the, great war,
13,000,000 bales.
Ten-year consumption of all kinds of
cotton, including American, prior to the
great war wns 17,500,000 bales.
Consumption of all kinds of cotton in
1919-1920, U. 8. Census figures, wns 18,-
181,000 bales.
American'crop of 13,000,000 this year
indicates n world supply of all kinds of
cotton, including American, of 29,000,000
boles.
The world carry over may reach a to
tal of or may exceed 13*000,000 bales.
The world during 'the present fiscal
year is nbt likely to consume more than
15,000,000 bales.
See that the foregoing statistics are
brought to the attention of your neigh
bors. Printed slips, of which half a mil
lion, under the heading, “The South
Must Know the Truth,” have already
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Do you
know
why
it s toasted
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To seal in the
delicious Burley
tobacco flavor.
LUCKY
STRIKE
CIGARETTE
V.
LOOK HERE!
Say, listen to me—I want to tell you some
thing.
In these times of trouble and cheap cotton,
we all want our money’s worth.
Wear “Panco” soles on your shoes and I’ll
guarantee you will get double wear at the same
cost.
There is only one trouble with Panco—it
keeps you out of the shop too long, but that’s all
right. “Panco” is on the market, and my policy
is to give my customers the very best to be had,
and in my judgment, “Panco” outwears the befet
sole leather two to one.
Don’t forget that I want to sell you your
leather and nails for your home cobbling. I’ll
sell you better leather for less money.
Remember that I have cut prices deep on
all shoes in the house. Be sure to see my shoes
before you purchase.
The Shoe Shop I
“ON THE SQUARE—NORTH SIDE.” |
W. M. Askew. ’Phone 326.
j
SAVE YOVR MONEYl
Everything Guaranteed.
FLOUR.
Plain, barrel $10.50
Plain, 48 lbs 2.70
Plain, 24 lbs 1.40
SelfcRising, barrel $10.75
Self-Rising, 48 lbs 2.75
Self-Rising, 24 lbs: 1.45
EAST POINT CORN MEAL.
Ground from Georgia Corn.
Bushel, (48 lbs.) $1.30
Half bushel, (24 lbs.) .70
Best Grain Coffee, lb. 20c., six pounds for $1.00
Tomatoes, No. 2 can 8 2 C
Seed Irish Potatoes, Maine grown, peck .... 75 C
Poultry Feed $2.80
HoTse Feed, 100 lbs .70
j Horse feed, 100 lbs. 2.65
1 Pure Shorts, 75 lbs 2.50
Beet Pulp, 100 lbs 2.90
Best Side Meat, lb .18
ODDS AND ENDS.
Best Brooms, each 50c
Shoe Soles, pair 20c
Shoe Nails, box 5c
Dime Brand Milk, can 20c
: Hebe Milk, can . , 12c
! Arm & Hammer Soda, six packs for 25c
j Safe Home Matches, six 10c boxes for ... 30c
I Prunes, lb 18c
' Fancy Evaporated Apples 17aC
HAVE MANY OTHER BARGAINS TO OFFER.
Don’t Fail to See Us.
ALLEN BROS. I
Phone 546. Newnan, Ga. j
been distributed throughout the cotton
belt, mny be obtained from the Cotton
Acreage Committee, Memphis, Tenn.
Write and get a supply. Do not contrib
ute to the bankruptcy of the South by
growing more cotton, or by neglecting
to let your neighbor know how serious
the situation really is, and that the cour
age and co-operation of every ninn is
needed to avert disaster.
This is the first time in your life that
you could not find somebody to bey all
your cotton at some price. Why is it
that you cannot sell your cotton nowf
There are two bales of cotton in the
world today for every one the world can
buy—»two for every one the world can
spin. If yon raise more cotton this year
there may be three or four bales for
evory one the world can buy or spin.
Why take a chance that you will be
one of the few that will be able to sell
your cotton f Why trifle with fatef Why
invite disaster? You may produce a hun
dred, or several times a hundred, bales
of cotton, yot your wife and children
may go hungry. They cannot eat «•
They cannot even wear it until it nns
been spun, nml there nre Hot enough
spimlles in the world to spin, during Ihe
nest, twelve months, more than about
half of the cotton already in existence.
You rnunot pay your taxes with cotton
until you can sell it. Until cotton 1ms
been sold it is of but little more use to
the grower than a pile of rocks. .ad,
the uncomfortable, highly alarming fact
is, that cotton is no longer a dependable
cash crop. T|ier« Is now so much si’tton
in the world that if one-half of ill the
growers could sell all their cott.ni t..c
other half would bo able to sell none at
all. If each grower could sell half Ins
cotton nil of them would be unable to
sell the other half.
Organize 1 Get the merchants, bankus
anil fnrmers of your community together.
Do not wait for someone to come around
and organize you. Use the means at
hand. Act, arid do it now I
Says the mouse: “I am such „ im,
eater, why begrudge me the little I /
vourf” There is a good deal of hum.',
nnturo in this plea)
SHERIFF’S SALE FOR MARCH ’
GEORGIA—Coweta County:
Will be sold before the court-hm,.
door In Newnan. said county. 0 n
nrBt Tuesday in March, 1021,
highest and best bidder, the following
described property, to-wlt: lnB
All furniture and fixtures and bi„„i.
of morehandlse, consisting of non.,
hair goods, window screens, crock..;.'
china and glassware, imported and dn
mestic toys, millinery, hnd other a.ii
cles of various descriptions on hand ...
In stock now and hereafter In the st'f,.;
known ns King Ten Cent Co., c *
King, proprietor, located In Newnan
said county .and State. Levied on .1
the property'of C. A. King to * s
the property'of C. A. King to Batlstv
a mortgage fl. fa. issued from the cut
Court of Newnan In favor of McCInil
Ten Cent Co. vs. the said C. A. Kin.
Defendant In fl. fa. notified In terms nr
the law. This Feb. 1, 1921. Prs
J6.20. J. D. BREWSTER, Shorilt
Garden Court Toiletries
—Rouge
—Face Powder
—Cold Cream
—Toilet Water
—Extract
—Talcum Powder
% ra
—Double Combination Cream
—Benzoin and Almond Cream
JUST EIGHT PREPARATIONS. /
Compare the Garden Court line. All are of the Garden, Court odor,
which is composed of thirty-two flower odors, blended together. Unsurpass
ed in quality; moderately priced.
Have You a Valentine?
LEE-KING DRUG COMPANY
“A GOOD DRUG STORE’-’PHONE 66
/
PRESCRIPTIONS CAREFULLY COMPOUNDED
Norris’ Candy
Whitman’s Candy
Idle-Hour Flowers
Dahl’s Flowers
-EVERY MAN IS ENTITLED TO-
DOLLAR FOR
VALUE IN TAILORING
Pay any price for a suit tailored to your measure you so
desire, but do not think that just because a suit is tailored to
your measure that you have to pay extra high prices now.
This point is clearly demonstrated in opr showing of fine
wool fabrics priced at—
$30 The $35
*«« $45
TAILORED TO YOUR MEASURE.
Of course we have some choice imported woolens at
higher prices; but, whatever, you pay, remember that you will
get real value in—
Ed V. Price & Co. Tailoring.
Our tailoring appeals to the men who are particular
about the clothes they wear.
Newnan HUBBARD BROS. Geora ' ,a
THE HOME OF COLLEGIAN CLOTHES
$40
YOUR MONEY BACft
SERVICE
WEST SIDE
IF YOU SA Y
QUALITY
COURT SQUARE
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