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TWO OGLETHORPE FARMERS PREPARE TO HELP FEED HUNGRT WORLD IS ILL AS HELP CLOTHE IT Sentiment Favoring Federal Law to Restrict Southern Farm ers in Their Cotton Acreage Given Expression in Resolu tion Adopted at Mass Meetingof Farmers and Business Men ---Another Big Meeting to be Held Next Tuesday When Matter of Securing Farming and Soil Expert Will be Con sidered. WALTER E. DUNCAN, Staff Correspondent The Augueta Herald. Lexington. —ltejirenent stive Sarmfira of Oglethorpe county an- openly In fa.'nr of the national law n-xtriellriK the Southern fanner* In the 1 HI6 cot ton renitc. At a mentlnx held here a few iiity« ae« of for mar* and tmsl nc*r: men. a resolution offered hy Mr. K. ( alienlm. of Mazeya, to the effect, waa unanimously adopted. Representative fitmiars of OKle thoriio county realize that next year there must be a curtailment of tlie. cotton crop—tbit Instead of addins to the surplus cotton made tills year, mll llona of bale* of which must ha car ried over, farmers must raise feed stuff* and food products, Instead of cotton next year, that protective n easure* must he taken that men iriu*t turn to the soil for food. It I* not believed, down In Ogle thorpe that the Ihw of necessity will he far-reaching enough In effect to bring about, throughout the Hotith, the cut In the cotton acreage which It Is considered will be absolutely neces sary to protect l big year's crop and to reduce production nearer to a parity with consumption Jesaended by war, and that for Ids own protection for hi* own salvation, the Houthern farmer slsodd he restricted In hi* cotton ftcweage to Insure an nxlaquate curtail ment. Want Whola South to Cut. • Themselves determined to produce less cotton next year, to cut their own acreage these farmers want the assur ance that throughout the South furm .*>* or- likewise curtailing They be tter e unit only a federal Lax will ab ‘goluuly BM»ure un acreage report next spring that will put the world fairly and squarely on notice that only half an average cotton crop has been planted, and there Is behind this the conviction that the present situation i* one which demand* an absolute guarantee. Resolutions Adopted Resolutions adopt'd at the Lexing ton meeting bound those farmers In attendance to the agreement that no cotton would Ixj sold for less than 10 cents. Farmers, merchants and bank ers srs urged in resolution* adopted to co-operate in helping to tide over the distressing financial condition brought about by ihe European war. Every farmer of the county ts urged to plant less cotton and more food stuff* next year. No one can go over Oglethorpe county, talk with the farmer* here, the'o ami yonder, see Ihe prepara tions that are being made to turn away from old Ideas, hear the express ed determination of men to begin now to produce their own home supplies, and doubt that the situation thrust upon the South by the European war at this critical season Is going to prove a blessing for which In time to come the South at leant those cotton planters who lieivtuae of It became farmers In the true sense of the word, will he thankful. Preparing to Plant Grain. Throughout the eeciton of country around I-extngt on the formers ore preparing to plant (train. Many farm era like Mr 1.. T>. Rot hoi, are Rowing their cotton land tn rye. Many are buying rye. many ere sowing more out* than ever before and other* who heretofore have let their cotton land* lie unprotected through the winter are going to plant covering crop* for the humu* that la put Into the eoll. Practically all farmer* throughout thin section produce enough corn to Rtipplv their own need* and mice acme hog*, hut unlea* something hap pen* In the meantime to alter thetr present Intention* next year there will he corn field* w hole In the pa*t there have been corn patches and a vear hence hog meat will he plentiful. More fanner* In thl* Immediate aeotton are going to produce their own auppllea a* do Mr Jack Little. Mr. Jatnes Paul, Mr Georg* Cunningham, Mr John Kennlgan. Dr \\\ II Hevnold* and other* who. In the face of the prevent depression know the aecurlty that having followed diversified farming. Instead of depending altogether on cotton, gives them. At Lexington not more than twenty ftve or thirty bale* of cotton have been *old tht* season May Secure Soil Expert. Judge Joel Cloud, preatdent of th* Dglrthorpe County ltank and Judge of the city court of Islington, pre etded at the meeting of farmer* and hualnea* men recently held Judge Cloud attache* great Importance to the action to be taken at another meeting to be held here next Tties day. when there will be present farm r* from every section of the county. At that time th# question of procur ing th* aervlce* of a farming and soil expert for Oglethorpe county, will be coneldered Thla It Is believed, will prove to lie a long step toward diversified farm ing. which means Independence. Cannot Go On A* Before. "When you etop to consider th# startling statement er> often mads and which has never been dUpmren, that Georgia pay* out more each r*»r for food than she take* In for cotton, that mean bankruptcy ultimately," aahl Judge Cloud ’if we keep on. the big Insurance companies will own the farming land* of Georgia. 1 can not help but believe thl* crt»l» we are facing now I* going to prove a bless ing In the long run "It takes bread and meat to make cotton." continued Judge Cloud “As the hank* and merchant* won't be able to supply farmer* next year, at ieaet not to the extent aa In the pa«t th* farmer* mu*t weak* hog and hom iny, turn their attention to food crop* and home product*. Tht* will ln*ure a reduction of th* cotton acre age, but not one-half, not enough re duction. You will find, too, that many netrroe* who are making *hare crop* thi# year won't farm—they muu work for wage*. 'in the long run Southern farming will. ID my opinion, be put upon mere of a buatne** has!* by present condition*, tn a word, many a man la fulgg to find out that he cannot hop* to break oven buying hlgh-prtrnd mules with which to make cotton. 'lvon at 10 cents a pound. It will take five bales of cotton to pay for a mulo and the mule won’t make It. It Is out of the question. .lodge Cloud le personally opposed to a federal crop curtailment law. Ha does not deem it practicable. Hut he believes that some adequate means rmiet he found to guarantee a whole sbJo and universal cut In the cotton acreage. Country No Richer Than the Soil. Mr A. .1. OUlen of Maxeys, who attended the meeting here of farmers, urged another reason for cutting the cotton acreage aside from the neces sity of reducing rather than adding to the surplus cotton which the Southern farmers have made and have now on their hands. "Cotton Is an exhaustive crop,” ho said. "As long as cotton Is planted year after year. Ihe land gets poorer and poorer. No agricultural country fa richer than Its soil. As long as the soil gets poorer, the country and the people are bound to get poorer and poorer." Mr. Gillen long ago began diversi fying. As a result he owes no man. Instead of buying supplies he has corn to sell, hog* to sell, foodstuff* and feedstuff*. He depends upon the soil for every thing he needs and ho Is the type of successful farmer who If he feels the 1 pinch of a war-depressed cotton mar ket, It Is fell only In the cutting down of Ids surplus—lt does not threaten his living or the well being of his fam ily. Around and throughout ths Craw ford sections of Oglethorpe county there are numbers of farmers who, like Mr. Gillen, began to diversify long enough ago to he able In the present crucial period to fall hack upon their own resources Among these are Messrs E. H. Wells. F W. W ells, J. M. Handers, C. H. Hargrove, W. H, Wise, C. O Stephens, T. O. Stephens, \V. Hardeman, A. G. Giinntn*. There are others who like these make cotton a surplus money crop Mr .T. D. Huff for lnstaura, not an extensive planter nor a rich man, Imt who farms successfully, and who Ims not sold a. bale of his cotton and need not sell because h* does not depend upon his cotton money for hi* living. Mr. Huff ha* plenty In his corn crib and smokehouse to carry hkn through. Only a very little cotton has been sold at Crawford or shipped from Crawford to Athens to he sold. About 200 hale* have been shipped to Ath ens warehouses to he stored, but most of the crop that has been gotten out 1* being held on the farnta To Cut Around Hutchins. There Is no doubt, say* Mr. George L. Rice, of the determination of the farmers around Hulcplns where Mr, Rice llvee and fnrma, to cut the acre age, "We are going to exit cotton from a half to two-thirds,” Mr. Rice told me. Mr. Rice, Mr. H. C. Jackson Mr .T H Howling. Mr. T. T. Howling, Mr. E. 1., Herry, all of the Hutchins sec tion, and others raise their own meat, mnke corn and hay enough to supply their own need*, live at home nnd are successful farmers; but are going In now for inure livestock not only enough to feed themselves hut to help feed the world Tand more grain. Hun dreds of acre* throughout th* Hutch ins section will he sown In oats within the next thirty days. Messrs E. C. Maxwell and S E. Maxwell, of near la-xtngton, are fenc ing their places and buying yearlings and others are making tike prepara tions to raise cattle. Meeting to Be Important, A systematic campaign to amuse the farmers of Oglethorpe county ts being made. Th® meeting to be held st 1 exlngton next Tuesday is going to be an tmpi|rtant one. l’ledges will he made 4o reduce the acreage. Indi vidually. Three men from each mi litia district of the county have been n aktng the rounds, urging the farm ers to attend. These men end the districts In " hleh they are working are: Loxlngton Messrs. M. S Weaver, J. W Paul, \V T. Hrooks. Hoaverdutn Messrs (\ P. Majors. T J Erwin, R. W, Havl*. Hslrdstown Messrs. J. O Craw ford, 11. O. Young. W. H. Cheney. Crawford—Messrs. R. M. Hall, R. H. Meadow. J L. Hray. Falling Creek Mvasr*. A. J. Gillen. E. Cahanlss, C. T\ Itrlghtwell. Grove Creek Messrs. C. O. Steph en*. Henry D Jarrell. J M. Harris. Glads Hr. W. 1. Green, Messrs. J. A Itroach. Henry Tiller. Goosepond Messrs T R Cunning ham, J. M. Ruff. J \V. Settle. Pleasant Hill Messrs. J. O Power, L. O. Chandler, K. IV, Johnson. Heading Greet) Messrs. W, H. Jackson. E. O. Young, R M. Rsron. Houston Messrs W. W. Tiller, W. T Hurt. J. U Hridgen. Woodstock Messrs C W. Wright. VV. A. Hardy, j. E. Payer Woolfuktn Messrs George W. Fos ter C, L. Thaxton. W. J. Crowley. The purpose 1* to enlist the whole county tn the movement for a sys tematic reduction of the cotton acre age and to secure th* service* of a fanning and soil expert to pave the way and to make It eaater to turn to diversified fanning and the ratelng of livestock. DO YOUR OWN SHOPPING "Onyx” {©) Hosiery Gives the BEST VALUE lor Your Money r«ry KiU C^l-to Silk. F« Mae. Ve«a tad CUMrua Any Color and Styls From 25c to $5.00 per pair Look tor dM T»«d« Mark I Bold ky AU (hod Dnlm Wholesale Lord & Taylor NKW YOU* STUDEBAKER TO HELP THE SOUTH Orders Big Expenditure for Cotton, Waives Prospect of Profit and Buys Only From the Growers. South Bend, Ind.—ln a novel and thoroughly typically American way, The Studebaker Corporation of South Bend and Detroit has entered the cot ton market on a large scale, buying orders having been forwarded today to the managers of Its branches In At lanta, Dallas and Ht. Louis, through which centers Is handled the distri bution throughout the South of the firm's automobiles and horse-drawn vehicles. » The first order Is for the purchase of KOO hales. This cotton will bo bought at ten cents a pound President F. S. Fish outlined the Studobaker plan In a brief interview. "We are buying thlß cotton," he said, "because of our belief that, In the conditions which now prevail, we owe a definite duty to the Houthern planters who are suffering so dis tressingly as the result of the Eu ropean wnr. We are making this ex penditure In a way which will enable us to place every cent of It. with the Southern farmers—the producers. Not one bale will he bought through spec ulators or middle men. "Wo have abundant confidence In the South and In the future of Its great staple. Far more Influential In determining our present course was, however, our own feeling of obligation to the Houthern planters virtually all of whom are our customers and many of whom have bought Studebaker goods for two generations. "Our Investment In cotton will be virtually a loan In which we assume the entire risk. If we are able to eventually dispose of our cotton at an advanced pries, we will turn over the ultimate profit to the grower* from whom we bought It. "Our Investment is contingent on no purchase of our own goods and had no strings whatever attached to It. We also aim to make the distribution of our Investment as broad as possible. In tills undertaking we shall work In close touch with our vehicle and au tomobile dealers, thus availing our selves of an advisory representation In virtually every cotton-growing county In th# Houthern states." The details of the Studebaker plan are In charge of Assistant Kales Man ager Thlelon of th* Vehicle Division here. ASKS END PRISON ‘SILENT SYSTEM’ American Prison Association Hears Advocacy of Elimina tion of the Lock Step. St. Paul, Minn.—Elimination from prison of the “lock step” and the "si lent system” we# advocated by A. J G. Wells, warden of the Kentucky slate penitentiary in an uddres* today before Ihe American Prison Associa tion. The "honor system," music and flowers and a prison library wero urged as invaluable aids in maintain ing discipline. "If the state, through her officials, fHil* to provide all those agencies which are reasonably calculated to In spire, encourage and ennoble,” Mr. Well* declared, "It must happen that the first offender, the occasional or accidental criminal will, on account of hi# environment, b# made worse In stead of better." 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POSTAGE Addreaa ADDED Town State ... captlvated her audience, for it seem ed, so vividly realistic is her acting, that she waa on the stage and not on the screen In motion pictures. She Is a favorite with the Grand patrons In Augusta. She won their favoritism from the first. The story of "Tess of the Storm Country" appeared tn Sunday's Her ald. It was doubtless read by thou sands of people, many of whom saw the picture at the Grand at the mati nee this afternoon and many more of whom will see It tonight. The sale of reserved seats for this evening's show Is now on. The curtain rises at 8:30. erament to use cotton products when ever price conditions permit. Enormous quantities of Jute twine are used throughout the postal serv ice. Over 1,700,000 pounds of it were used, mostly in the railway mall ser vice during the last fiscal year. Similar inquiries in the past, it is stated, have established that cotton cord is as serviceable as Jute twine but hitherto the latter has been much cheaper. Last year the department spent about $200,000 for Jute twine. The postmaster general believes competitive conditions can now be reached if cord manufacturers will submit bids to meet the present price of Jute twine. P. M.’s in Convention. Washington. —Postmasters of all classes from Delaware, Maryland, Vir ginia and North Carolina were here for the opening session today of their annual convention. A feature was a parcel post exhibit showing how shipments should be packed to insure against damage in transmission. Postmasters were urged to refuse all offered shipments which are not properly packed. Distinctively Individual JmIFATIMAI TOE TURKISH BLEND k T T&W CIGARETTE gg ftecidedly distinctive! 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