The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1893-11-15
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The farmers of Georgia are organizing
to protec themselves against the rapac>
itv of the cotton seed oil mills, which
have formed pool to keep down the
nrice of cotton seed in the state. The
charge is that cotton seed is bought up
in G eorgia for 81 ton, and in Alabama
and other states SIC and $50 is paid.
The Georgia farmers are justly making
complaint, and big meeting was held
IN Macon Thursday, OF representative
farmers, to organize and defeat the COM
bine.
An informal organization was effected,
and another meeting was called to be
held at Augusta on tomorrow, when it is
expected that there will be still larger
attendance and the association will be
permanently organized.
If the oil mill men of Georgia have
formed the combine of which the farm
ers complain, it ought to be ripped up.
Business is one thing, but greed and i'm
position upon the public are quite differ
ent. The farmers have discovered the
deal in time, and they will defeat it.
THERE having been no mention for
week of Colonel Robertson, of Haber-
sham" as a possible gubernatorial can
didate, that aspiring Statesman edges
himself into the columns of newspaper
in a communication ostensibly to advise
der ocratic harmony, but really, as 1T
reads, to scout the financial policy OF the
democratic administration. If Colonel
Robertson, of Habersham, really desires
to promote harmony in the democratic
party of Georgia we must commend his
motive, but condemn his Judgment
Columbus Enquirer-Sun.
THE Savannah News thinks that Gov
ernor Northen made mistake in par
doning those eight white caps. This is
not at all propiJious season for execu'
tive clemency to that class of lawbreak-
ers. Every day or two there are reports
of white caps operating in some counties
in which gin houses are burned and
others placarded with threats of incen-
diarism. The effect of the pardon can
hardly be anything else but bad.
THERE seems to be some difficulty in
getting quorum of the members of the
legislature to stay in Atlanta. If the per
diem of those who are absent without
leave was withheld there would no doubt
be an increased attendance. There is
hardly anything that would induce the
average Georgia legislator to miss four
dollars day.
THE Damen Gaz@s.3 very sensibly re-
marks that the farmers are all right and
it is the merest bosh to talk about the
"people losing their patience" II the
sneaking politician and the miserable
demagogue would go to work and try to
make an'honest living we will gamble on
the farmer looking out for himself.
II is charged that the cotton seed mills
are in a combine and under contract with
each other to keep down the price of
cotton seed The best way to meet this
combine is for the farmers to hold their
cotton seed. Not many of them are
obliged to sell.
A HEN on the farm of Lewis Living
ston, near Pensacola, Fla, recently laid
an egg with, it is claimed, a correct rep
resentation Of the dial of clock on the
shell. This hen bears watching
THE first Georgia crank is claimed by
Atlanta, of course. He says he owns the
north half of the state. If he had claim
ed all of the state he would have been
tie RECONCILIATION of Atlanta,
THE Georgia congressman are all at
bone now trying to patch up their
fences. Predictions are made that there
will be several changes in the Georgia
delegation next year.
The populists dinden't seem to make
much Roadway Tuesday. Whatever dis
satisfaction may exist among the people
they are not ready to JOIN the crank par
ty.
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