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SOLUTION OF SOUTH’S PROBLEM
IS IMPOSSIBLE WITUOUHT TUT
COOPERATION DWNERS OF FARMS
Unless Landlords Agree to Take Corn and Oats and Other
foodstuffs for Rentals, Tenants Must Continue to Grow
Cotton, and Tenants Make 70 Per Cent of the South's
Crop. Mr. M. L. B. Sturkey, of McCormick, S. C. Dis
cusses the Situation. Farmers Around McCormick Resolv
ed to Cut Down Cotton Acreage.
WALTER E DUNCAN,
Staff Correspondent.
The Auquo o Herald.
McCormick, S. C.—■-That the solution of
the South's problem rests with the land
owners and not the ton plant
la the opinion of Mr. M 1,. B Htur
key, who la the loading aupph merchant
of this section, and who believes that
any plan to reduce the cotton acreage
which does not take into account the
responsibility of the farm land owners
inusL tall of it a purpose.
show that 70 per cent
of the cotton crop Is made by ten
ants and renters.” said Mr. Sturkey
In discussing the situation "Ten
ants are compelled to raise each
year throughout the cotton belt 4,-
000,000 bales to pay rent. The man
who owns land must take food
stuffs, oats and corn, Inste: d of < ot
ton, for rent. Until he does so there
can he no reduction of the cotton
acreage to amount to enough to
bring relief.
*'We tnusf talk reductlo. until Gh
brie! blows his trumpet, but talk won’t
curtail the cotton crop, and 1 doubt
whether crop legislation will serve. The
land-owner must show his sympathy
gnd co-operate with the tenant farmer.
As long hi farm land rentals ar« based
on cotton, cotton will be raised to the
exclusion of foodstuffs and feedstuff*.
"Only 30 per cent of the cotton
crop," continued Mr, Rturksy, "I*
grown i". and owning farm ora IQVon
If they had planted no cotton at
all this year, there would have been
a 12.00«,ono-baie crop made by rent
ers and tenants, and that, In view
of the existing situation, would be
twice too much.
Must Havs Qrsln Markets.
**lf west of the Mississippi river the
farmers raised proportionately as much
cotton as we do, one year’s crop would
aupply the world demand for four or
five years. Before we can progress,
We must create throughout the .South
east of the Mississippi river markets for
grain, we must have elevators and fa
cilities for storing grain and shipping
points for feedstuffs us they do in the
great Southwest.
"Out there,** continued Mr. Rturkey,
"the farmers have three money seasons
to our one—one for cotton, one for
wheat and oats, one for corn.
“The South must get away from the
one-crop idea, but It will never do so
without the co-operwtlon of the land
owner. When he makes it a condition,
Upon which he rents his land, that cot
ion be grown, the tenant must grow
cotton to pay his landlord, and on top
of that he will grow nude cotton to
assure himself of a money crop."
Farmtrs Meeting Here.
The fsrmeiH of this section have gone
on record as favoring a sweeping reduc
tion of acreage newt year. I.ate tn Hep
vember u mass meeting was held at Mc-
Cormick farmers from below fMutvt
Branch to points above Troy attending
-*-at which time addresses were made
by Hon. F t\ Hohlnaon, representative
from this section of Abbevit c county In
the general assembly, and Messrs. M
L. B. Sturkey, W. 0. Sturkey. J. R.
Keaton and O D. White. Resolutions of
fered by Dr. D. A. J. Bell were adopted,
providing fm* the organisation In Mc-
Cormick of a "Buy-a-BaU club, rec
ommending u fifty pet cent cut in the
1913 cotton acreage, and Instructing
Hon, Mr Robinson to introduce at the
extra legislative session a bill which will
bring about a state-wide curtailment of
next > ear a cotton crop.
The revolutions adopted also pro
vided •’that we avricige with our
tenants and renters to accept corn
and oats In lieu of cotton, the
i usual standing rent." In ltd 6.
Important Cotton Markat.
Mcforndck Is the largest Cotton mar
ket between Augusta and Greenwood
drawing from a wide territory, a great
deal of cotton being hauled hate by
wagon from Lincoln county, Ga which
Is traversed by no railroad. Last year
upwards of bales were hauled here,
•nva Rank of McCormick is one of the
Strongest financial institutions of this
section of South Carolina, hading a
capital and surplus of more than tlbO,-
000, The Farmers’ Bank Is another
strong institution, and both havs
adopted policies as libera) us possible to
lend what assistance they may to the
r*» ners who, are holding their cotton
and by extensions of maturing paper,
\v hdp them, tide over the crisis.
The wide section for which McGormlck
Is the market Is divided Into small
farms many land owners, among whom
are some progressive farmers who make
Concentrated
Pood Strength
of field grains—
Grape-Nuts
Tliis splendid food
containing all the nu
triment of prime wheat
and barley, including
the vital phosphates,
makes for
Good Digestion,
Clear Brains,
Sturdy Strength
Crisp, ready to eat, ap
petizing, economical—
“ There’s a Reason* ’
for
Grape-Nuts
sold by Grocers—
■ everywhere!
their lands produce all their foodstuffs
end feedstuff*, but the present situation
l*ns brought home to the average former
the ralizatlon that not enough corn and
oats, not enough livestock, not enough 1
home products, have been made.
Progressive Farmers.
Messrs. J. C. Kennedy arid W. If. |
Kennedy, of near Troy, are among the
best farmers of this section, and
rtmong other liv«-at-home farmers who
have gradually turned to diversifying, j
profiting now because of the fact that
they have given fltst thought to their j
smokehouses and corn cribs, arc* Mr. .1. j
I). Richardson, Mr. W. T. Dowtln, Mr.
T. E. Denson, Mr. W. H. Britt, Mr.
T. J. Britt
Mr. Sturkey' and others, here are of
Ihe opinion that even though the farm
ers had not of their own accord resolved
to cut the cotton acreage next year, It
would of necessity be cut throughout
this section at least one-third through
the Inability of farmers to secure ad
vances on which to make cotton crops.
Mr. J. W. Price, a substantial farm
er living near McCormick Is thorough
<9y In sympathy with the movement on
here to curtail the cotton aerugo in
1915.
"Whether anyone else cuts or not, I
intend to,’ ho said.
To all his customers, Mr. Sturkey
sometime ago sent out letters telling
them he would take cotton in payment
of accounts on a ten-cetit basin. T. J.
Bentley At Co. have bought their hale,
at 10 cents, for cash, as have others
here.
As In Greenwood, farmers hereabouts
are preparing now to sow grain.
THE CHOLERA IS
SPREADING IN
AUSTRIA
\
Troops in Galicia Being Vac-j
cinated. “Urgent Need of
Warmer Clothing. Vienna
Eating Much Horse Flesh.
*
Vienna, (via Paria, 12:50 a. m.) —
Cholera 1s spreading rapidly to the
remotest districts of Austria. A case
lias been discovered at Feldklrseh,
near the Swiss frontier. Austrian
troops in Halida are being vacci
nated.
The cold weather has caught, tho
Austrian aoldiers In Galicia unpre
pared and the publlo ia being urgent
ly asked to contribute clothing.
Only Big War Loaves.
Owing to the increase tn the price
of flour the Vienna Bakers’ Associa
tion has announced that ita members
will make only big loaves of he so
called war bread ami that they will |
sell only for cash The consumption j
of horse flesh In Vienna is increasing ;
rapidly. As many iui 200 of the ani
mals have been brought into the
market In one day.
The ministry of commerce has Is- 1
sued an order that all lettera going
to places abroad must be left open
Bpedal Instrudlons have been given
to Austrian officials on the liHltan
frontier to prevent the bringing In of ■.
Italian newspapers.
WHEN THE TIDE
TURNED, HAS
London, 3:29 a. m. Olio of the cor
i espondents In Franco of the Dally
Mall In a message dated Saturday,
aaya:
“A desperate battle was fought yes
terday In the district to the north of
Arras It end«d In a brilliant auc
ceas for the French army, the German
forces being driven back 10 to 13
miles.
"This was the decisive conflict In
the Arraa district where the tide of
battle has ebbed to and fro for days.
The German losses yesterday lire
said to have been approximately 12,*
000 killed and wounded.”
NEAR STARVATION
FOR 30 SAILORS
I Hurricane Blew the Schooner
Alice Lord 1,000 Miles From
Her Course. Lived on Beans.
New Yark.—’Thirty sailor* after a
cloae o*ll to starvation reached New
'York today aboard the schooner Alto*
I 1/ord, lon* overdue from St. Marten*.
In th* Danish Went Indira. Th* Hula
'■easel had been driven by a hurricane
nearly 1.000 mile* from her eourta*.
For five day* her Bailor*' dally ration*
were a plate of bean »oup and two or
three pancake* apiece
The Alice Lord nailed from St. Mar
ten* thirty-five day* a*" with a rar*o
of unit At St Marten* all the captain
could bnv wa* • limited supply of
t«ana and the crew nettled down to a
' diet of bean* for breakfaat. dinner and
aupper.
WOSTH WHILE
‘That wa* an extremely difficult piece
you played on the piano just now why
II *cemod So me th.it your hand* were
constantly r*cln* from one end of the
keyboard to the other. 1 *
"That 1 * true, lAit it shoaod nty rlns*
to advantage,”
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GOVERNOR INI
CALL ASSEMBLY
Insists That Remedy in Cotton
Situation in Hands of Con
gress, Not the States.
Atlanta. Ga.—Governor Staton will
not call a special *e»*lon of the *tate
le*!*l*ture to pas* law* relative to
curtailment of the cotton crop, a*
ur**d by a *reat many adviser*, a*
Is Indicated In a statement *tven to
the press. The *overnor *ay» frankly
that he could not. aa it lawyer, rec
ommend the enactment of law* com
pelting the farmer to curtail hla crop,
and that he would not do as governor
what he could not Indorse aa a private
rltlten
Governor Slaton insist* that the rem
edy for the cotton situation la in th*
bands of con ares* and not the state*
lie *a>* that It scion a atran*v to him
that the peop.e who in catnpalKna ex
alt *the farmer aa the moat patriotic
and Intelltsrnt of men now Insist that
he haa not Intelligence enough to cut
his crop down and that there must
be laws passed to make him do so.
'“The attorney peneral advises me
that tha ntan* of curtailment by pro-
THE AUGUSTA HERALD, AUGUSTA, GA.
hibitive taxation or penal statute
unconatltutlonal.'' aaya the governor.
' And even If they wore not, auch leg
islation would prepare the way for leg
islative control of every private busi
ness and the regulation of the energies
of every Individual.”
There has been considerable gratui
tous advice given the governoa,in an
effort to forre him to call extra
session and much of It has come from
sources never friendly to him, poaaibly
In an effort to "get him Into a hole.”
MOONSHINE 'STILL IS
DESTROYED NEAR DUBLIN
Dublin, Ga.—An Illicit whiskey still
wa* destroyed at the home of John
McLendon by Deputy Revenue Collec
tor Move Thuradav on the plantation
of Mr. Gulden Burch, In Burch dis
trict. this county. A quantity of mash
wa* found on the premise* of another
negro living near McLendon. and It la
thought both were Implicated In moon
ahtnlng.
The still was a.rough affair made
from a lard can. and could not be used
to turn out a very large amount of
whiskey In a given time. No .whiskey
was found on hand In either negro
house. Deputy Collector Moye was ac
companied on the raid by City Court
Sheriff Grier and Deputy Lewis Lind
er. McLendon was arrested hut waa
released a short time afterward.
Occasionally a young widow gets
even with an old bachelor by usarry
ing him.
LAND'S BANKERS
IN CONVENTION
American Ass’n Begins Prelim
inary Work at Richmond.
To Discuss Nation’s New Cur
rency System.
Richmond, Va.—Hundred* of dele
gates here for the fortieth conven
tion of the American Bankers' Asso
ciation began their preliminary work
today in numerous committee meet
ings while hundreds of others jour
neyed to point* about Richmond that
were scene* of stirring event* In
! American history. With the nation's
new currency system about to he
launched, official* of the association
agreed today that the most Important
discussion of the convention would
. center about It. The reeerve system
will be the topic of several addresses.
Including those of President Reynolds
of th* aseociation. Governor Hamlin.
,of th* fdeeral reaerve board, and
, Chairman Glass of the house currency
committee.
To what extent the emergencies
ithrust upon the western hemisphere
'by the European war would be dia •
cussed, had not been determined when
several of the outstanding questions
were taken up today In the commit
tee meetings.
Miss Annette Kellerman, who will be seen in ‘‘Neptunes’
Daughter” at the Grand, three days, daily Matinees
starting Tuesday, '
MONDAY, OCTOBER 12
Some fools would rather lose a
friend than an argument.
1 The man who blames It on a woman
is one kind of Jellyfish.