Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1895-01-19
Tie Committees 2ssc,1aep.

,his state, sHi DESTROYS Of aileyiAiiuz
I the same, we offer the following ne
medv as The sense OF This committee:
We will waste DO time in discussing
the cause. The disease upon o.. be.
ing felt in evegy-iarmhouse ID Geor.
gia. soou to reach lhe center OF every
town. Oar expense sceouui has been
greater than oU- income We mp.l
cut down expenses @. Increase the
revenue. or meet b&4a-upity surri,
aud swiftly, Looking 10 cotton as
our source OF revenue it il Impossible
10 increase the Income by increased
production, when a big crop viii
bring less than a small Que. There
fore We woll advertise the sowing OF
oats, wheat aud rre. in abundance, at
least ten acres TO the pillow, before
Christmas if possible, if not thc first,
thing in January. Prepare well and
SOW on good land, with a view to ms.
turing tie SAINT or cutting hay alter
removing grain. Then prepare, three
iourths of your land Tor corn, ground,
peas aud ileldpcas, keep cotton seed
and manurc corn. 1t will not pay TO
sell them at present prices. Plant
vegetables, sugarcanc, potatoes. clc.
Do not plant over ten acres Of collonb
to the plow,
DO not use any commercial fcrlil.
izers; clean ont the ttucc corners. haul
litter iu COW lots ani horse lots. etc
We have used 800 900 tons of gusno
this year, costing about So DOC, 900,
taking one.third Of the cotton crop OF
the state TO pay for it. We recognize
that il will increase the crop, but a.
bundance now means poverty to the
producer. Why we can't understand.
we simply deal with fact. Alta fixed
price o. 8 cents we would advertise
the Use of guano, but when increased
PRODUCTION reduces the price to ) cents.
then it is suicidal 10 use il, If all
cotton, growing states would unite
with us land We hereby implore theln)
and refuse to use guanO next year
we wonld reduce the crop in our
judgment from nine TO six million
bales, and obtain more for six million
than Tor nine million bale, besides
saving the guano Dill. |, is not prof.
table TO buy guano aud pay for it with
cent cotton even with a good crop,
with a poor crop it would SIMPLY
mean destruction. Buy no wagons,
no bnsgies, no mules, nor hor scs ia.
less you are out Of debt and can pay
cash; economic in every way.
The above plan will bring more
hogs, more beef, more milk and but.
ter. more chickens aud cg9s, more
colts; would require less labor, less OK.
pcnse, less anxiety, less risk. 1t will
bring more money, pay back debts,
bring peace, continuous prosperity and
independence TO farmers of Georgia
and the South.
We would ask our fellow citizens OF
every calling TO aid us in our honest
efforts for relief. We would ask mer
chants and bankers to be as lenient as
possible. The cotton has come aud
gone, the bales were there but the
price was lacking, though through no
fault OF merchant Or farmer, we there
fore would counsel %forbearincc from
creditor 10 debtor, for farmers OF
Georgia are honest debt paying PEG.
pie, aud while many are now :.unable
to pay it, it is not dae to lack of dis.
position. VIZ would ask our town
people to buy all their supplies pos.
sib'e from their customers. In many
sections We have bread, meat, beef
lard, corn, hay and provisions of all
kinds enough for country and town
and we would ask our merchants tc
encourage farmers TO produce these
things by buying from them instead o.
importing the same.
In other words let our people have
amongst themselves as much as posi-
BILE. We have made The money bn
sent ii away from home, never TO re
turn until we change our methods.
On this line We would say that GU
cotton should be spun at home, Gu
Wagons made, buggios. shoes, furni
turc, etc. SO that money produced i,
Georgia would stay in Georgia. W,
would also advocate any policy on tn,
part OF our state that would lend I,
the upbnilding and support OF tactic
rics OF all kinds in our midst. Tbei
employees would furnish consumers O
our products and add value to ever
acre Of farm land in Georgia. We be
licve that packing houses es,ablishc,
in our largest cities would pay. Tie
them be established and we will fur
nish the beet and pork.
By following the above suggestion
we believe that we can escape iron
The slough Of dcspond and the clu,cl;
es Of poverty, and ere long stand IN
on the high gronud OF conttmmcn
and prosperity.
ln the moantimc we would counsc
teta.