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SUNDAY, OCTOBER 25.
GEORGIA COUNTIES DEMAND SPECIAL SESSION OF
TOE LEGISLATURE TO ENFORCE COTTON REDUCTION
Georgia Wants to Join Other Southern States in Co-operative
Action to Reduce Acreage and Production of Next Year’s
Cotton Crop-- Many Counties Taking Action and Asking
For Special Session.
Every day brings appeals from
farmers, merchants, bankers and
members of the general assembly
that the state government make
at least an effort to protect Geor
gia’s imperiled interests. But
thus far these appeals have been
of no avail. It is imperative,
therefore .that the people as a
whole proclaim their will on this
subject; and the mass meetings
which are to be held next Satur
day afford them the opportunity.
The legislature of Texas is now
considering definite measures to
guarantee cotton acreage reduc
tion. The legislature of South
Carolina is engaged in the same
useful work. Te majority of the
members of the Mississippi legis
lature have promised to pass an
acreage reduction law, if they are
convened. And there is good rea
son to believe that the members
of the Georgia legislature will
take the same wise and patriotic
course, if they are given a chance.
Are they not entitled to a
chance? Are not the farmers a::l
business men of our state entitled
to such service as the legislature
can render them in this unparal
leled emergency?—Atlanta Jour
nal.
Greenville, Ga.—Resolutions declar
ing for a reduction of cotton acreage
next year and calling upon Governor
Slaton to convene the legislature in
extraordinary session to pass laws
which will insure such a reduction,
were adopted at a mass meeting of the
citizens of Meriwether County, held
in this city. These resolutions were
as follows:
“Whereas, the dreadful war of Eu
rope has curtailed the sale of our cot
ton in the southern states to such an
extent as to reduce the price of cot
ton one-half or more, which Is far
below thd cost of production, thus
bringing financial disaster to all the
cotton growing states;
"Whereas, the nations at war in
Europe who have been taking two
thirds of the cotton grown in the
United States can not now take and
spin one-half the quantity they have
been taking, thus leaving a surplus
of about 6,000,000 bales of the crop
of 1914 to go over to 1915 to be added
to the crop of 1915;
“Whereas, the United States con
gress fails to effect any law to reduce
the production of cotton in 1915, for
the relief of the south, thus leaving
the cotton growing states to face the
crisis themselves and to provide a
remedy themselves.
“Therefore, be it resolved by the
citizens of Meriwether County, in
mass meeting assembled:
“1. That we pledge ourselves, the
.state and the other cotton growing
•states to reduce the production of cot
ton in our county one-half in the year
1915.
“2. That we call on all cotton
growers in the south to do the same,
and that we call on all merchants and
bankers to urge the farmers to cur
tail their production of cotton to that
extent in 1915.
“3. That we do not believe that
there can be a uniform and equitable
reduction of the acreage planted in
cotton in 1915 without binding legis
lation by the cotton growing states;
and that we most respectfully request
the governor to call an extra session
of the legislature at an early date to
provide wise and just laws for re
ducing the production of cotton next
year in Georgia;
“4. That w'e believe that legislative
curtailment of the next crop by the
cotton growing states is absilutely
essential to ail other plans for en
hancing the value of the crop now on
hand;
"6. That we call on all guano sell
ers to come to the relief of the farm
ers who bought guano of them so lib
erally last spring because of the high
price of cotton at the time of buying
guano;
“6. That the secretary of this meet
ing be directed to furnish a copy of
these resolutions to the governor and
to the press of Georgia, including the
dally papers."
Mcßas, Ga. —At a meeting of the
farmers and business men of Telfair
County, resolutions were adopted
looking to the reduction of cotton
acreage and an increase in the output
of foodstuffs. Among the resolutions,
Is the following:
“We favor a reduction in the 1915
cotton crop, limiting said crop to not
to exceed eight acres to the one horse,
said ‘one horse’ to be equivalent to
thirty acres. We recommend that an
executive committee be appointed by
the chairman, composed of three citi
zens of each district in the county,
whose duty it shall be to organize the
county and get pledges in writing as
to acreage and crop. We favor the
purchasing and using of home-grown
products and recommend that all of
our citizens use home-grown products
and taht our county commissioners
purchase and give preference to home
grown com, hay and other home
grown products, and to encourage the
production of same. We favor and
urge all of the farmers to plant a
large crop of small grain, for which
there is. at all times, a ready market.
We favor and urge all of our farmers
to raise as many hogs and cattle as
possible. We favor and urge the use
of cotton goods, fabrics, etc., for our
people. We urge that all of our peo
ple make our products, use our prod
ucts and live at home, thereby mak
ing us an independent people, as well
as a prosperous people. We recom
mend that a meeting be held In each
district of the county to further these
[resolutions. We further recommend
that the farmers of Telfair County do
not purchase anw commercial fertil
izers for the year 1915.”
The above resolutions were adopted
without a dissenting voice.
JOHN P. CHENEY, MARIETTA, GA.
DECLARES.
“I don't think Georgia should stand
back and let Texas and South Car
olina stand alone In their fight to
save us In the present crisis. We
ought to do our part, and no doubt If
the members of the general aaaembly
were called together they would de
vise tome way to enact legislation
that would stand the test of the courts
I and bring about, in part at least, the
desired results.
“The cost of an extra session might,
perhaps, be felt by our taxpayers
temporarily, but should we be suc
cessful in bringing about the desired
results, and I believe we would be,
we would have saved hundreds of
thousands of dollars for our Georgia
people.
“There seems to be a perfect wil
lingness upon the part of all the farm
ers to whom I have talked upon the
subject to do their part in reducing
the cotton acreage, but they all say
they would like to see their neighbors
do the same, and they fear it will not
be done unless it is made uniform by
law, regulated and controlled by llg
islation.
“It looks like something's got to be
done and done quickly. So I say let’s
get at it right now without further
delay.”
Augusta, Ga., Oct 19, 1914.
Editor The Journal:
What is the attitude of Governor
John M. Slaton on the present cotton
crisis? Is it not utter and entire op
position to the plan of calling the
Georgia legislature together for the
purpose of considering the cotton
crisis with which the whole people
of the south are confronted?
How do his words coincide with his
actions in this matter? Has he not
said that if he was elected governor
he would strive to be governor of all
the people of this great state?
And now that he is governor. In
whose interest is he acting? The
bears of the cotton market? The men
who want cheap cotton? Those that
are piling up great fortunes at the
expense of the impoverished cotton
producers?
There Is no responsibility attached
to Governor Slaton's calling the lgels
lature together to discuss the present
cotton situation. He should have no
share In the discussion of the point
at issue. He is not a part of the leg
islative branch of our state govern
ment. His functions are simply exe
cutive and his duty Is to execute the
will of the people, who elected him
with that end In view.
I can not but commend the sound
and able editorial which appeared in
Sunday’s Journal under the caption,
“Let the people Speak In Terms Un
mistakable.” It Is high time they
were doing this very thing.
The whole commercial system of
Georgia Is paralyzed by present condi
tions. Georgia Is a great cotton grow
ing state —perhaps the greatest cot
ton growing state, area and popula
tion considered. Every Interest in
Georgia depends upon cotton and
when you strike down cotton every
other Interest feels the shock.
Senator West, Governor Slaton’s
appointee, aided and abetted in de
feating a measure that would have
been worth millions to this state and
to the whole country. Perhaps West
thought he had already dug his own
political grave and It would not hurt
to dig It a little deeper. And Gov
ernor Slaton may entertain some such
idea; he is certainly going about It
as If he wished to he buried In the
same sepulchre with his chief appoin-
Cotton Mills of Country Rushed With
Orders; Business is Fine and
Getting Better Each Day
Advance Guard of Foreign Orders Reaching This Country and
Big Demand on Mills of Country to Take Care of Home
and Export Trade.
In Chicago the packing house*
are running at full capacity, and
are employing more men than for
a number of months back. The
shipment of hogs has started, and .
these receipts, added to those de
rived from incoming cattle, are
unusually heavy. •
St. I.outs dry good* wholesalers
have announced am. easier situa
tion, and the complete recovery of
their market from the depression
that Immediately followed the out
break of the war. They have re
ported an increase of over 16 per
cent In sales daring August and
September over the corresponding
period of 1913.
Automobile sales for the first
nine months of 1914 have equalled
the aales for the first ten months
in 1913. The Wlllys-Overland Co.,
Toledo, announces the biggest bus
ness in the history of the company.
Textile firms of Pennsylvania,
which, previous to the war, had
been operating on half-time, are
now working three-quarters full
time, employing 75,000 men, wo
men and boy*.
It la unofficially reported that
Charles M. Schwab, of the Beth
lehem Steel Co., is acting as the
agent of the French government
in placing order* for $71,000,000
worth of *upplles In thi* country,
Including automobile trucks. Al
ready 25.000 tons of barb wire have
been sent to European porta
New England firms are sending
large shipments of rubber boot*
abroad, due, It is said, to the heavy
rains In French, Belgium, Austria
and Russia. Heavier orders are
expected a* soon as th* winter set*
in.
Blanket manufacturers are re
ceiving big orders. Heavy demands
are alio being made on the manu
facturers of hosiery, underwear,
shirts and harness
Ammunition factories in Con
necticut are working night and
day to fill orders for revolvers, ma
chine guns and other Implements
of war.
Breadstuff*, cotton, food, ani
mals, m*at and dairy products,
cotton seed and mineral oils ex
ported during September show an
increase, according to the depart
ment of commerce of $37,119,230
over shipments In August, th# first
month of th# war. Notable In
creases are also reported in corn,
tee.
Let the people speak, as they have
done In Texas, Mississippi and South
Carolina. The time has come when
something must be done, or ruin will
overtake the large majority of Indus
trial and mercantile lines as well as
the agricultural Interests.
W. W. STOVALL.
J. E. JOHNSON, OF DONALDSON
VILLE, GA., SAYS THE LEGIS
LATURE SHOULD MEET.
I am familiar with the reasons that
have been advanced why a special
session of the Georgia legislature
could not accomplish any good, nor
do I desire to take issue with those
eminent statemen who hold this view;
but I have abundant faith in the will
of the people In this as in every other
public question, and I am confident
if the members of both branches of
the state legislature will personally
confer with as many of their con
stituents as possible they will find a
decided conviction among the people
to the effect that the legislature
should give us at this time the bene
fit of some official action looking to
the curtailment of the 1915 cotton
crop. I further believe that if the
Georgia legislature will take this
action the other cotton states will en
act similar legislation and our present
problem will thus be solved more
speedily end more effectively than
can be accomplished by any other
plan now possible. I am confident
that when the members of the legisla
ture have conferred with their con
stituents the result of this conference
will be practically a unanimous opin
ion that our relief must come from our
own state legislatures.
HART COUNTY CALLS FOR
SPECIAL SESSION.
As an expression of public judgment
at this trying stage of Georgia’s af
fairs, the following resolutions, adopt
ed last Monday at a mass meeting of
the farmers and business men of Hart
County, are deeply significant;
Whereas the financial and business
depression brought about by the Eu
ropean war has resulted in the re
duction of the price of cotton, our
principal product, to one-half of its
real value and whereas this crop of
cotton will be unquesionably large,
and,
Whereas, It Is manifest that If the
usual crop of cotton Is produced in
the south in the year 1915, the same
will result in ruin to many farmers
and to the detriment of the general
public, therefore, be it resolved, by
the farmers, business and profession
al men of Hart County in mass meet
ing assembled;
“1. That we believe an extraordinary
session of our general assembly should
be called Immediately for the purpose
of enacting laws with a view of cur
tailing next year's cotton crop at
least 50 per cent and we hereby re
spectfully petition Governor J. M.
Slaton to call said extra session.
“2. That we, the citizens and farm
ers assembled, hereby pledge each
other to reduce our cotton crop dur
ing the year 1915 to at least 60 per
cent and to plant as much grain and
food products as possible.
“3. That we most heartily endorse
the actions and plans of the Southern
Cotton and Food Products Associa
tion held In Atlanta.
“4. That a copy of these resolu
tions he mailed to Governor Slaton.”
wheat, flour, fresh beef, pickled
beef, bacon, lard, Illuminating oils,
lubricating oils, gasoline, naphtha
and fuel oils.
Chester, 8. C. —The Eureka Mill is
running a double shift and working
night and day.
The other mills here, the Wylie,
owned by the Parker people, Is a big
one, and has been running at top speed
for the past few weeks. It makes a
quality of white cloth that Is In great
demand. In fact this mill can use -more
help.
The Great Republic Cotton Mill at
Great Kails, Chester county, Is up to
Its neck In orders, and is running
night and day.
The Manetta Mills at latndo, Ches
ter county, makes blankets. It too, Is
working day and night. It Is said that
they are unable to keep up with the
orders for their high quality blankets.
Many of their blankets will be shipped
to Europe, It is said, to be used by the
allies.
SHIPPING CLOTH TO AFRICA.
Cleveland, N. C—Henrietta Mills
shipped 100,000 yards of 3-yard sheet
ings to Africa last week. This Is not
such a large order for a mill the sire
of the Henrietta, but shows that a new
territory Is being opened up, Africa
Is England's market, but the war
has caused orders to come to this
country, Henrietta made up this order
In a few days, but It Is the beginning
of what we all hope Is a tremendous
new foreign trade. Mills In this section
ship quite often to China, but this Is
the first order to go to Africa.
KNITTING MILLB RUN OVERTIME.
Hickory, N. C.<-> The best Knitting
Mills are running overtime, In order
to fill orders, which have been received
recently. At present the mills are run
ning until 10 p. m. every night with
prospects of having to put on extra
force and operate the entire plant night
and day,
ALL MILLS ON FULL TIME.
Fayetteville, N. C—All the cotton
mills of the city are now running full
time. Those that have been on re
duced schedule having resumed full
time operations last week.
Moresville N. C.—Everything looks
prosperous here. There have been 12
cars of yarn shipped In the last ten
days. All the stock yarn has been
sold, and Superintendent H. U Hear-
THE AUGUSTA HERALD, AUGUSTA, GA.
states that he has such a large
oriler that he will have to start up at
night.
BELIEVES MILLS WILL BE DE
LUGED WITH FOREIGN ORDERS.
Greenville, S. C.—-A lotal textile au
thorty declared today that with
in 30 days the cotton mills in this
country would be- deluged with orders
from abroad. The authority stated
further that sevAal Greenville mills
were already working on foreign con
tracts and he believed it probable that
double shifts would soon be put on in
order to handle the rush orders, es
pecially the great demand now being
made by Germany.
Greenville mills have lately begun
the making of heavy shirtings and
textiles of that character, and it Is pre
sumed these goods will figure largely
in the orders to be received,
RETURN TO DOUBLE SHIFT.
Cetfartown, Ga.—The Rtandard Cot
ton Mills have resumed night work
and are now running night and day.
ROME COTTON MILL RUNNING ON
FULL TIME.
Rome, Qa —The Anchor Duck Cotton
mills, one of Rome's biggest manufac
turing concerns, which has for the past
few months been running on slightly
short time, is now operating the full
60 hours per week, allowed by the state
law, and hits about 90 per cent of the
machinery running.
The management states that the In
crease to the full running time was
justified by recent orders for Its pro
ducts. The Floyd cotton mills, one of
the oldest mills in Georgia, Is also
on full sixty hours per week, and has
good orders to fill. It has not curtail
ed any running time. The IJndale
mills tills week goes from forty to
fifty hours’ operation per week.
AMERICAN STEEL RAIL MILL RE
SUMES.
Baltimore. After an idleness of
some weeks the rail mill of the Mary
land Steel Company, at Sparrows
Point, has resumed operations. Of the
orders that the mill will work on the
principal one Involves 12,000 tons of
Judge Callaway Urges That Governor
Call Legislature Together to Ac!
on Acreage Reduction in Georgia
Says People Should Rise Up and Insist Upon Governor Call
ing the General Assembly of Oeorgia Together As Gover
nors of Other States Are Doing---A State More Than a
National Problem.
That the Georgia legislature should be convened in extraordinary
session to pass laws curtailing the acreage of cotton In this state, as
other state legislatures in the South are doing, is the firm belief of
Judge E. H. Callaway. Judge Callaway has consistenly held to this view
ever since the cotton crisis, because of the European war arose. He
thinks that Governor Slaton should lose no time in calling the Georgia
legislature together.
The judge has made addresses before the Columbia County citizens,
both at Harlem and Appling, in which he urged that the legislature be
convened and he himself lias also urged Governor Slaton to issue the
call. The judge believes that no practical assistance will be received
from the national government and he inclines to the idea that it Is a state
problem rather than a national one anyway. The Judge says that Geor
gia might pass laws limiting tho acreage to a certain extent with the
understanding that they not be enforced unless similar laws aren>aased
by the other cotton states. He says also, that the people of the state
should rise up and insist upon the governor calling the general assembly
together.
German Embassy Thanks Augusta Red
Cross Aid Society For SSOO Check
The German R«d Cross Aid Society of
Augusta recently sent S6OO to Count
Bernstoff, the German Ambassador to
the United States, as a contribution to
the Hed Cross in Germany.
Mr. George Nces, secretary of th* so
ciety, has received the following letter
in reply:
German Rett Cross Delegates,
45 Broadway, Room 100,
New York.
October 21st, 1914.
German Red Cross Aid Society,
of Augusta, Ga.,
Mr. Geo. Nees, Secretary.
Dear Sir: On behalf on the German
ambaßsadm-, Count Bernstorff, and upon
his Instructions, 1 beg to thank you for
Grand Tuesday del. 27
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Pricis 50c to $2.00, Seats Selling Tomorrow
BARGAIN
MATINEE
50c
AND
25c.
GRAND THURSDAY
GEO. McMANUS’
GREAT CARTOON
MUSICAL REVUE
BRINGING UP
FATHER.
Seat Sale Tueaday.
steel rails for the Queensland Govern
ment Railways, Australia.
COTTON UNDERWEAR MILLS
BOOK BIG EXPORT ORDERS.
Large English Houses Need Goods for
Their Customer*. Two Largo Mills
in New York Stato Secure Sufficient
Business on Fleeces to Keep Plants
Running 24 Hour* a Day—Other Or
der* Coming Through on Ribbed
Good*.
The most encouraging development
in the cotton underwear market, ac
cording to agents for well known
manufacturing concerns, Is the de
mand which has started tip during the
Past week for export account. Infor
mation secured in reliable quarters
yesterday was to the effect that rep
resentatives of several large English
factors are now in the New York mar
ket placing contracts for American
cotton underwear and hosiery. Theso
goods, It Is stated, nre needed by Eng
lish merchants to cover their own ex
port business with the British colo
nies and export orders booked In other
quarters. English manufacturers are
unable to fill their export orders, ow
ing to restrictions placed by the Brlt
tlsh government on exports, and are
turning to American mills to supply
their needs and If possible hold their
export trade through furnishing goods
made In this country’.
Heavy orders are reported as having
been placed on cotton fleece under
wear for shipment to Australia and
other British possessions. In one
quarter these orders were stated yes
torday ns being enough to start two of
the largest mills in the upper part of
this state on working schedule* of 24
hours a day, with enough work to keep
tho mills operation* through to the
end of tho year. In addition to orders
for fleece underwear, cotton hosiery is
also reported to have been ordered In
large quantities, while further orders
are coming through for cotton rib un
derwear. The above orders are not
It was emphatically stated yesterday,
for British army purposes, hut are
wanted to meet general trade require
ments.
your favor of October 15th with en
cloHod check of SSOO an a donation from
the German Red Crosi Aid Society of
AuguHta, r;e.
It has been noted that the entire
amount Is denlgnated for the use* of
the Red Crons In Germany, and tho
wishes of the donors will be so carried
out.
Kindly convey to all contributor* the
sincere thankn of Count Bernstorff, and
of myself an the delegate of the German
Red Crons, for their Interest manifested
In annlntlng In the alleviation of the
present suffering In Germany.
Very truly yours,
DR. MEJYKR GERHARD,
Gehelmer Obeftreglerungsrat and German
Red Cross Delegate
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“FOR HER FATHER’S
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