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WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 2
Farmers of the South Should Plant
, Very Little Cotton Next Year
Hoke Smith, in Speech of Acceptance, Deals With the Situa
tion --Plant Plenty'of Foodstuffs, For if Big Cotton Crop
is Raised Will Get Nothing For It---Says Wilson Will Be
Nominated Again and Elected.
Macon, Ga. —ln accepting the nom
ination for the long senatorial term,
Senator Hoke Smith said in part:
“Air. Chairman and Members of the
Convention: From the bottom of my
heart I thank you for, and I send to
those who you represent my thanks
for the vote of confidence given to
me on the 19th of August, I cannot
tell you how much I appreciate it. I
am here today above all else to let
the people of Georgia, know how fully
1 realize the honor they have confer
red upon me. I cannot hope to merit
it, but I do know' that no one could
desire more to serve and to advance
their interests than I do.
“A seat in the greatest deliberative
body In the w'orld is a great honor, but
the only pleasure of that position to
me is to feel that I am serving you.
"I recognize the fact that the ma
jority which 1 received w'as not due
done to myself, but in large part to
the fact that through me the demo
cratic party was assailed,'for in at
tacking me, democratic measures were
also attacked. It had been heralded
ihrougn the. North that the fight
against me was a fight against the,
democratic administration, and the
lace was watched with unusual inter
est. The result brought cheer to those
democratic congressmen and senators
AVlio must contest for their seats next
"November, and it brought cheer to
the great nmn who occupies the office
of president. They all felt that you
ai least were part passing upc*u their
work.
'For them I thank you.
“For the president I thank you.
“And let me say here, that we will
nominate him again two years from
now and he will again lead the demo
cratic party to a national victory.
“Never in the history of the country
have so many measures been passed
in the interest of the people as stand
on the record of the democratic party
since the 4th of March last yegr. We
have given you a genuine tariff re
form bill. We have given you a great
banking and currency bill.
“But the democratic administration
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has not confined its service to meas
ures of this kind. We have provided
a system by which the work of the
Agricultural Colleges in the respective
states shall be carried to the farmers
at their homes. We have created a
great markets division in the depart
ment of agriculture, which will stvidy
marketing problems and furnish the
information to the farmers that they
may obtain better prices for their
products while at the same time the
the consumers are brought in close
contact with the farmers and may ob
tain their foodstuffs eventually at
more reasonable prices.
Genuine Parcel Post.
“We have given you a genuine par
cel post of value to all the people and
as late as six weeks ago throughout
our entire land there was every pros
pect of peace and plenty. But the self
ish ambitious monarchs across ine
ocean have involved all Europe in
war. So close were our commercial
relations with Europe we depended
so largely upon Europe as a market
for our products that the European
was has seriously affected the condi
tion of our entire country. It has
caused the receipts even of your na
tional treasury to fall off ten million
dollars a month. It especially af
fected in the South, where it has
taken away the market for our great
product, cotton.
“We have sought to relieve the sit
uation as we could by national legis
lation. We have relieved the emer
gency currency bill of a number of its
stringent features and have sought to
furnish througli it an increased circu
lation of currency to meet the de
mands of the people. At first we
thought this action would reach to
state banks as well as national banks.
Eater it was determined that the
Vreeland-Aldrich act under which the
emergency currency was issued, could
not include state banks. We, however,
contained rulings which recognize
warehouse receipts for cotton as se
curity under the terms of that bill,
giving them a standing along with
bonds and securities of that class. The
CLIFFORD R. DAWSON
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Ga. Ou-tof-town people sup
plied by mail.
same ruling has been made with ref
erence to our federal reservo banks,
and our federal reserve bank, I have
no doubt, will organize in Atlanta
within the next forty days.
Cotton Warehouses.
“We have passed through the senate
a bill for government supervision of
cotton warehouses where the owners
of warehouses desire it. These meas
ures will help, but I have reached the
conclusion myself that in the South
the state bank is really closer to the
farmer than any other bank, and that
we must do something to enlarge the
currency of the state banks to really
substantially help the situation.
“Finally, however, i wish to give
you this suggestion with reference to
the cotton situation: A large part, in
my judgment, at least one-third of
the demand for lint cotton will be cut
off during the next twelve months by
the failure of mills to operate, it is
possible that this condition may con
tinue through at least part of next
year.
“We cannot meet this situation by
simply furnishing money to handle
distressed cotton. If another crop
next year is raised similar in size to
the present crop nothing will prevent
the lowest price of cotton next fall
that has ever been known in 20 years.
“If on the other hand, the farmers
of the South begin this fall planting
their cotton lands in wheat and oats
and other foodstuffs; if by the first
of next April it is known that one-half
of our cotton lands are planted In
foodstuffs and that the cotton crop
of next year will be reduced one-half,
the financial pressure will he off the
South. It will give confidence in the
intelligent business judgment of the
farmers of the South and th cotton
that we hold will at once demand a
good price. If there could be any
guarantee today that the cotton crop
would be reduced one-half next year,
there would now he an immediate
market for every hale of cotton which
is brought to town.
“The greatest difficulty which eon
fronts us is not so much furnishing
the money to finance the present crop,
as that fear that next year’s crop by
its size will destroy the value of the
present crop.
Do Not Plant as Much Cotton.
“My urgent advice is that steps he
taken in every county in the state to
at once cut off and dedicate k«i food
stuffs one-half of the cotton land, and
that farmers that pledged themselves
to this course live up to it.
“I have a little farm for which my
tenant pays me S9OO a year standing
rent. Since reaching Georgia I have
agreed to accept ten bales of cotton
ai 10 cents a pound In settlement of
my rent, but I have stipulated that
THE AUGUSTA HERALD. AUGUSTA, GA.
You don t want to sacrifice Quality in Groceries above everything else, but you DO
want to Save Money on your groceries, which is your duty to yourself.
COMPARE WHITE S PRICES EVERY DAY with prices you pay elsewhere and
see how much you save by buying here.
YOU SPEND LE SURETY coupons ALONE SAVE YOU 5c ON EVERY DOLLAR
Flour, Golden Harvest,
LV b - ba * .. 94c
Flour, Self-Rising Jer
sey Cream Brand,
24 lb. bag . fiO
for
Hams, Armour’s Star
Brand,
pound ““ C
Butter, Creamery, pure
and sweet, Ql
pound D^rC
Breakfast Bacon, O/*
strips, pound . . . lOC
Potatoes, new, QC
peck ODC
Lemons, fancy, | Q
dozen IjC
Eggs, fresh coun- on
try, dozen uuC
Cheese, full OQ
cream, pound. . . /.DC
Apples, Fall JA
Pippin, peck . . . .
next year he shall not plant a seed of
cotton.
We Must Economize.
“We must meet that problem that
confronts us for the next six months
by mutual forbearance; by sympa
thetic co-operation. No honest man
who seeks to pay must lie crowded for
his debts. We must economize. We
must realize the situation. We must
bear ourselves, with courage and with
manhood. And I promise you it will
only last six months If next spring,
the fact is established that one-half
of the cotton lands of the Kouth have
been planted In foodstuffs. They
will be profitable to the grower and
the next six months of hardship will
prove a blessing if it changed the
South from a one-crop section Into »
section that uses its cotton as its sur
plus product and produces for itself
all that its people need and a surplus
of foodstuffs tci sell.
“The condition with reference to
Pure Food Groceries
More for a Dollar Than a Dollar W/ill Buy Elsewhere”
Pickles, Boy
Brand, 00
large bottle &DC
Olives, stuffed or
plain, 3 OC
bottles . . tuDC
Mackerel, new, no
8-pound kit 1/OC
Shelled Nuts, Walnuts,
Pecans, Al- np
monds, pound . . . . •"v
COFFEE
Rio, pound 19 C
E. C. D., pound .. ..29c
Surety, pound 33c
FOR ICED TEA USE
J. B. White’s Special
Blend. Gun Powder, Cey
lon, Young Hyson, E. B„
Oolong, 60c quality 4 0
for ' 45C
Ketchup. Bull Head,
3 bottles ftf
for ZDC
Jelly, Pure Apple, OO
3 glasses LJC
Snowdrift Compound
No. 5 cans 55c
No. 10 can SI.OB
No. 20 can $2.15
Weather Fair
our country as a wliolc in not only
one of but temporary depression; It is
one of certain great increased com
mercial growth as an Incident to tho
war.
"Before the end of two years we
will have absorbed much of the com
merce with South America and tho
Orient and Africa, heretofore belong
ing to Germany and to the other coun
tries which have each other by tho
throat, and which are engaged in kill
ing ouch other with a heartlessness
hnd fury never shown since the days
that civilization spread over the
world.
"To relieve our commerce from the
conditions which the war has brought
upon It, we have passed a navigation
law, relieving our merchant marines
from many of the stringencies which
before It rested upon them. We will see
to It that the American flag is floating
upon vessels prepared to carry our
agricultural and manufactured prod-
CANNED MEATS
Salmon, Pink, 1 pound
Tall, 3 cans
for ZS)C
Salmon Steak, 1 pound
Flats, 2 cans or
for ODC
Shad, 1 pound Tall, 3
cans o*7
for Z I C
Shad Roe, 2 QC
cans DDC
Sardines, French, in oil,
2 cans or
for ZjC
Herring in Tomato Sauce,
3 cans or*
for Z«DC
Corned Beef, ao
1 lh can LtO C
Tripe, large can, OQ
2 pound can .... Di/C
Brains, large can, QC
2 pound can .... DDC
Codfish Middling, oa
new, pound . . . . l*\) C
Fish Ball, in
boullion, can . . . £Dc
Oysters, three OC
cans LDC
nets to any market ready to buy them,
even though It be neceHHary for the
government to own the veenelH/'
BASEBALL* W EAT HE R
American League.
Chicago at WaHhlngton; clear.
Detroit at New York; clear.
Ht. Doulh at Howl on (2>; cloudy.
National League.
Chicago at Cincinnati; cloudy.
Pittnhurg at Ht. Louie (2); cloudy.
Hoaton at Philadelphia (2>; clear.
New York at Brooklyn; clear.
Federal League.
IndianapoliH at Chicago; cloudy.
KanmiM City at Ht. Lou in; cloudy.
Haiti more at PittHburg; clear.
Brooklyn at Buffalo; cloudy.
CANNED VEGETABLES
Tomatoes, No. 3, rr
6 cans DDC
Peas, Early June, r 4
No. 2, 6 cans. . . . DtC
Succotash, No. 2,7 P
6 cans /DC
Corn, Sugar, No. in
2, 6 cans T'OC
String Beans, No. 4*7
2, 6 cans 4 / C
Sweet Potatoes, No. 3,
6 cans /»/\
Lor UUC
Beets, Baby, No. qq
3, 3 cans D«/C
Asparagus Tips, or
6 cans ODC
Kidney Beans, on
2 cans ZuC
Pork and Beans, No. 3,
3 cans o*7
for Z/C
Tomatoes and Green Pep
per, No. 3, O'"
2 cans DDC
Spaghetti, Van *yn
Kamp’s, 2 cans .. /L/C
Lima Beans,
6 cans / DC
Sauce, Lee &
Perrin’s, bottles
for 23-43 c.
Salad Dressing,
Durkees, bottles
9c, 23c, 43c.
RUBENS PAINTING WAS
DESTROYED AT MALINES
London, 12:20 p. m. In a despatch
from Amsterdam a corespondent ui
the f'entral News says that during
the German homhardment of Mailnes
the painting by Hubens representing
the "Miraculous l/raught of Fishes,”
was destroyed. It hung in the
Church of Notre Dame. The cores
pondent declared the German general.
Prince Von Buelow, who was wounded
In the battle of llaelcn, has since
died. Various places in Belgium now
occupied by the Germans according
lo lids Hume authority have been
posted with placards announcing that
i lie Germans consider Belgium a Uei
inan province.
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