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m VNION RITOKHI, NULKOGEVIlll. OA.. MAT M. IMS
John W. Shinholser Makes
Report on Mission to Washington
Detenu Rrvmrntlni Baldul. Ce l 01 "'" ' n ™a«ntion halls ,
•I Uw National Com niton ot Farm- of <•»•>**'«» in hotels .
mo. .Martina In IVa.hin.ton, D. C.. President Roosevelt
Tnoodav. Ml) 11. 1935
Mr. Wallace. I must tell you
different story regarding sentiments
Tour bundled .Irena we IK.-. At- e) ‘P''“ s ”l by «hew some dele sales
lonta on a chartered Hillman train. f ‘ver> where they rest as to our
cn Mondas. Mav 13tn. at 1:30 and prominent Gc. ritia critlrs of the
arrived in Washington Tuesday administration of the President and
morning at 5 o'clock. We found Flen- h,s Secretary of Agriculture. They
tv cf waiting taxis and in groups of were condemned in language on-
5—we rapidly moved past the ''nntahlr. ° r a ’ l‘ a!l "»•
Washington monument up to Pennsyl
Taxis occupied ny nve
our parked Pullmans, which
as cur hotel. ' r three days, ard ou
eenventien hail cost only Iflc pc
passenger so wc did little walking.
Our firs! meeting was in Wash- ;Vble”'for'them
• auditorium “Con
stitution Hall" which we rented and
paid six hundred dollars for. dele
gates cheerfully chipping in to pay
the rent
ind not one single de
fender of these critics showed up.
Unanimous is the correct word again
bC * tW ^pd Suicide was the unchallcng-
we used ^ verdict. Who opposes the proces-
~ ,r sing tax from which we get our
rental and parity? The Textile
Manufacturers Who makes it pos-
operate? Fanners.
Who are their best customers? Farm-
The New York Cotton Exchange
will sell contracts to deliver cot-
■ , ... „• r inre ton to manufacturers. but contracts
Yes farmers paid their wav Liars _
take notice of that fact.
Our first disappointment, very
much and unfavorably commented
upen on our return trip to Atlanta
as our train sped through the rain
soaked states of Virginia. North
Carolina and South Carolina, was
the absence with on exception! Con
gressman Owens) of any of our Sen
ators or Congressmen to meet or
welcome us and with the one ex-
exception noted not one attended
the great enthusiastic morning meet
ing of th? most noted gathering of
farmer* ever convening in our
National Canital.
Our morning meeting at Constitu
tion Hall was at 10 o’clock and
Congress convenes at 12 o’clock.
We felt that as dclen
sorting four hundred
ipinable Farmers
ply the cotton and why should farm
ers supply the cotton at a great loss’*
Ask Mr. Hosevelt? I stood in his
presence and heard him say—“I sold
my cotton at four and a half cents
and at 12 cents you are not getting
what is your iust due or a read
able profit.
Who is it in Georgia asked you to
vote against the Bankhead bili° Did
you do it? No. vru were too intellig
ent. Who is it opposing the pro
cessing tax'* The farmers friend? No.
intelligent critics criticise construc
tively—that method we all admit, is
at times the best means cC obtain
ing a beneficial change.
Constructive criticism of a Gov-
ore- emment plan simply means suggest-
ard ing an improvement.
ordinary
farmers in person and bv The mnn nr men . cr « Hi| j h and
vo should have received Mighty" (borrowed from the Presi-
enurtesy and welcome on dent's speech) organizations such as
val at the great convention hall. rven the Chamber of Commerce
e U. S. should keep the critical
uth shut since they have nothing
Tp describing
vention as the
following th'* headlines of Washing- better
ton and New York pane it. copies of
which I have here to show you. Now.
why the greatest? Th's was the one.
ann ar far as known, the onlv eath-
ef farmer’s delegates *rom the North
East. South and West came together
in a common cause—to thank our
great President and his Secretaiy of
Agriculture for the wonderful bone-
offer.
Will Rogers says plans originate
in nut shells. It would be too bad to
. , . . crack some of these Georgia nuts
’’. . *" "V? ' ” and find them empty shells,
which thousands , ...
We have wisely selected Franklin
D. Roosevelt. President of these
United States. A man of great ex-
Govemmcnt. As Gover-
- °* t * le 6 reat stete of New York.
ivod and will we who has the temerity to criticise his
are assured, continue to receive *xecutive experience and record of
through the oner?lion of the proees- ah ^ ly J
ring tax. the ren al and parity pay
ments, ard the 12c loan
___ Only those who would risk their
‘pot. political future skating on thin ice.
We engaged in agriculture are well
W To emphaisze the importance of Pleased. We believe we can continue
this event let me call *our atten- to *ecd and clothe the nation and
tion to the fact that where one del - 1° accumulate a pittance under pres-
gate was in attendance thousands en * conditions, and as the nation
of farmers whom he represented prospers we will hope for our share
were at their honest toil in the fields of prosperity.
at this busy season, their best wishes In conclusion, we engaged in agri-
were with their delegates. culture love our President, he is our
Estimating the attendance at 4500. champion, where he leads we will
a figure used by many of the news- follow, if our paths are sometimes
paper reporters and further estimnt- rough, sometimes through depres
ine that each delegate represented sions we are confident that following
l.noo farmers who sent him. we have the lead wc will emerge and climb
a grand total of four million five to sunny plains. Mr. President, we
hundred thousand meeting in per- thank you a thousand times end we
son and bv proxy and expressing pledge our whole-hearted support
Unanimous Approval of the Presi- and co-operation. We want to
dent and the A. A. A. prosper as the nation prospers, we
Imagine, if you can. the voice of want no unfair advantage. The wel-
4.500.000 farmers in unison, as a fare of this whole nation, agricul-
rolleeo veil, shouting to President turn! : nd otherwise is our tver>
Roosevelt. We thank you for What'concern.
you have dene for what you are J .We have fed and clothed thi;
doing and for what we have your tirn in the past, we are doing it
assurance you will do. and you have and we will continue to do it p
a sound picture cf the crowd of; ablv or unprofitably to ourselves,
delegates on the White House Wc do our part.
prrundc Tuesday afternoon at 5j
o’clock to cheer the President as h
rpoke to us from the South portic-
1 have used the word unanimou
knowing that no other word d(
scribes accurately the action of tli
GEORGIA
AHEAD
But Georgia's Future Progress
Faces a Deadly Threat
Electrically, Georgia is making more rapid progress than any other
state. It has been a leader for years, and it continues to move ahead.
THE PROGRESS
Georgia is FIRST among ali states cast of
the Rocky Mountains in use of electricity in
the home.
Homes served by the Georgia Power Com
pany use \ x /z times as much electricity as the
average American home — because electricity in
Georgia is cheap and because the quality of
service is unsurpassed anywhere in the world.
Homes served by the Georgia Power Com
pany pay 2* per cent LESS than the national
average price for the electricity they use.
Because it is cheap, because it is serving a
long-felt need, small towns in Gco-gia use elec
tricity in abundance. Homes in Louisville, Ga.,
for instance, use 2 ] /i times as much electricity
as the average American home!
170 other cities and towns in Georgia arc well
ahead of the national average.
211 Georgia towns which have no city water
works— 277 Georgia towns which are not
equipped with city sewer systems — are pro
vided by the Georgia Power Company with
city-quality electric service and they pay city-
cheap rates for it.
In fact, small Georgia towns and farm homes
pay exactly the same low rates as the cities pay
— a condition now advocated as ideal, but sel
dom eisewhere realized.
That's Georgia's electrical situation now—
and it’s improving every day.
It will continue to improve, Georgia will con
tinue to move ahead — unless the methods that
brought about this progress are disrupted.
Georgia is moving ahead—let’s keep her marching on!
If you want to prevent the destruction and damage
wrapped up in this bill, write or wire your repre
sentatives In Congress to oppose this bill.
GEORGIA POWER COMPANY
THE DANCER
Georgia’s leadership electrically has been
brought about entirely by the existing system of
(1) private ownership of the electric business,
(2) regulation of the business by the State, and
(3) financing of the business through a holding
company.
The Wheclcr-Rayburv. Public Utility Bill now
before Congress proposes to tear down all of
that
It abolishes holding companies and takes
away from us the financial support which has
enabled us to extend electric service to die
little towns and farms in recent years.
It sets up federal regulation of this Company
on top of the State regulation, and that would
mean the death of S«atc regulation.
It takes the management of this Company out
of the hands of the men and women who have
given Georgia its high standing electrically —
and turns it over to Washington bureaucrats,
600 or 700 miles away.
The ultimate, carefully concealed purpose of
it all is to overthrow the entire present system,
which has demonstrated its worth and benefit
to the people of Georgia, and substitute an ex
periment in Socialism in its place — government
ownership in place of private ownership.
Georgia has everything to lose and nothing
to gain from the passage of this bill.
It strikes at the very heart of all that has been
accomplished in the past; It is a deadly threat to
the future progress that otherwise surely will
For further infoi
•lire at the nearest Georgia Power Company office.
BREVITIES !\ THE NEWS
» likely l
Ali-s. R. L. McKinley. Mrs. A. S.
Kemp. Mr. and Mrs. James Rober
son. Mr. George Kemp and Mrs.
e Gorley went to Macon Mon
day to attend the funeral of their
nephew, little George C. Bcckum.
the 9-ycar-old son of Mr. and
Mrs. G. C. Bcckum, who died in a
local hosriital Sunday P. M. from
blood poisoning.
Mrs. John T. Beckum, grand-
mother of the little boy. Mr. and
Mrs. J. H. Stokes, uncle and aunt 1
from Charleston, S. C., and Mrs.
Mary Leonard of Augusta. Ga., a
great aunt, and John Beckum. of
Boston. Mass., uncle also attended
the funeral. They are spending a
few days with Mrs. A. S. Kemp and
other relatives before returning to
their homes.
suicide than the nv
vention. Let me tell you proudly | accreting to Dr. Donald Gregg
that not one single word of criticism | Wellesley, Mass., speaking befi
disapproval did I hear uttered
the
Psychiatric Association.
Robert H. Thicme. a native Gcor-
i, celebrated his 103rd birthday
in I.os Angeles. He has been mar
ried 15 times already.
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