The Marietta journal. [volume] (Marietta, Ga.) 1866-1909, 1891-06-11
COOPERATIVE EFFORT AMONG
FARMERS,

Ell III enterprises that promise sue
cess and profit, for the lack Of
means. Many enterprises, there.
fore, that would bring profit to a
community, are not begun, because
no individual citizen feels able to
undertake them. Co operation, or
u union of forces, would secure
many good things, and help to build
up communities,
In every school district in Geor-
gia, especially the rural districts,
the farmers ought 70 get together
and build neat school house, at a
location to be agreed upon as suita-
BILE and convenient Then they
should unite their efforts to secure q
good teacher, and all support him.
When this is done, and a good
school established ana kept up, de-
velopment will be begun in more
ways than one. Children will be
properly taught and prepared for
the duties and business of life
The morals of the community will
be guarded, the virtue of the people
will be strengthened. and the mate
rial interests built up. Whatever
accommodates the necessities of the
people, and tends to improve the
condition Of society, will always in
crease the material interests of the
locality, and advance the wealth of
the community.
Again, in the absence of action
by the State, farmers of the differ
ent districts should cooperate in
the improvement Of roads, Good
roads In a measure annihilate dis
lance, reduce expense of transpor-
tation, and increase the income of
the farm. by saving the outlay other
wise necessary to supply worn out
wagons and carts, and too early
broken down teams.
There is now too much DISPOSE
ton to comply with the law in
working the required time upon the
roads, and not enough effort given
to permanent improvement. One of
the greatest drains made upon
farmers comes from bad roads. Bad
roads bring the heaviest tax our
people suffer, more | must think
than comes to US through any one
governmental evil from which we
we suffer. A wagon that ought to
last fifteen years is worn out in five.
A mule or horse that ought to do
good service until he is twelve
years of age, is sent to the bone
yard at eight, to say nothing of the
time wasted and the expense incur
red by the difficulties OF transporta-
ton in drawing such light loads.
The unfortunate in this connecA
ton, is our people pay the tax, and
yet have the bad roads. Many a
farmer in Georgia pays annually in
the ways | have indicated, one
hundred and fifty dollars in losses,
and then has the same bad roads,
or possibly worse, to begin the sue
ceeding year. Whereas, if he
would pay fifty dollars undo, State
enactment, or community co~opera-
ton, he would have the pleasure
and advantage Of good roads, and
greatly increased revenue in his
savings.
The roads of community can be
greatly improved by cooperation
on the part of the farmers. The
work should be undertaken with a
view to permanency, and then there
will be another means to increase
material wealth as we'll as intellec-
tual and moral culture, as the
roads mark the civilization and pro,
gress of people.
Again, there are many other
places for cooperation on the part
of the farmers. Under our old
methods great deal of capital on
the farms was idle good portion of
the year, bringing no income and
paying no interest. This is especial
ly true OF gins and gin houses and
cotton presses. If we will get good
roads, distance will be annihilated
and cotton can be easily transported
to community DIN RIM o,, tho 90