The Marietta journal. [volume] (Marietta, Ga.) 1866-1909, 1895-02-21

| VIC anu eHeeP ana nOgS must have
thousands of pounds of food to generate
sufficient animal heat to keep them
alive durln the winter, when in Geor-
gla practically every pound Of food
consumed makes its proper yield of
flesh ~
We never can grow more grass in
georgia than we can use at profit.
Nobody need to be alarmed at the pros.
pect.
If it were proper, l might discuss
many other industries of this kind that
the bureau will encourage and endeavor
to aid. One is sufficient for the pur.
pose.
1t is enough simply to call attention
to our wonderful possibilities in fruit
growing and truck farming. There is
not truck farm In Georgia that can .
not grow enough fruit, without any
special hindrance to the cotton crop, to
furnish food and clothing to the entire
family. In these crops we practically
have no competition.
These crops, in the states at the
north, are so much behind ours in ma
turity and in reaching the markets, that
we can control prices and sell out be-
Tore theirs CINE in. The first market.
ings OF such crops always bring the
better prices, and we, therefore, hold
the profits In our own hands We have,
1or the same reason, the melon market
OF the continent. All we need to un-
derstand In this crop is the best way Of
handling it.
CANNING FACTORIES
suppose there should be competition
In fruits and vegetables, it can be met
| by building canning factories and util-
izing the So )lns by holding until the
markets der nd the supply.
The farm who doubts the profit Of
this policy vs. only to step into any
country sto near bin and learn the
enormous a cunt Of canned goods sold
In this state-all of which came from
the states outside.
lhls bureau. representing the entiI
state, and being in position, therefor,
TO communicate with manufacturers,
VIII always tand ready to furnish IL.
| liable lnfor alton about these indus
tries. Fruit growing in Georgia, like
grass culture cannot be overdone.
! KEEP OUR MONEY AT HOME.
Above all these plans and others that
1 might discuss, if could ask space. we
need to do something to keep money in
the state. mink of it for a moment:
II citizen ol Georgia wants cheese,
ne must send to Wisconsin to buy it.
Georgia money goes to Wisconsin, and
| there 1t stops and circulates in Wiscon-
SIN, while the cheese comes to Georgia
and Is consumed. If q Georgia farmer
wants mule he sends to Kentucky for
the mule. The mule comes to Georgia
but the money stays in Kentucky and
clrculates in Kentucky. The farmer
puts the mul" into the hands of thrift.
less tenant, who staryes him in two
years, and then the Georgia farmer
| sends more money to circulate in Ken
lucky for another mule. IF farmer
wants side of bacon his money goes
to Cincinnati and circulates in Ohio.
and the bacon comes to Georgia and~;s
consumed.
Where is the difference to the people
of this state whether the government
issues $50 per capita or $40, if we send
all the Georgia per capita to other states
to sustain industries that we might
ourselves encourage, and thereby keep
our money circulating among ourselves.
More than that, the humblest negro in
| Georgia who wants to buy cotton
shirt, gathers his raw material, bales it,
ships it to Massachusetts,, has it con-
verified into cloth and returned to him
! at heavy cost-all this unnecessary ex-
pense before negro can get shirt.
OUR PER CAPITA MONEY SENT ABROAD.
Enumerate the countless things our
people buy from abroad, and then re-
member the single crop they grow to
meet their purchases, and it is matter
OF wonder that we have heretofore met
these hard conditions. If we had a
factory in Georgia to manufacture trace
chains, trace chain per capita would cir
culate in Georgia. If we had factory
in Georgia to manufacture plow stocks,
pillow stock per capita would circulate in
Georgia. If we had factory in Geor.
gia to use our hard woods in the manu-
faoture of wagons, chairs, bedsteads.
carriages, buggies and road carts a
large amount Of per capita would stay
and circulate in Georgia. If we have
many great cotton factories to manu-
facture our raw material What vast
amounts OF cotton per capita would re-
main in this state for the business in
terests of our people. Money goes and
money stays, and money eirculates only
where there are business interests to
demand and control it. Though the
government might flood the country
with its issues, Georgia would be prac.
tically without currency until we es-
tablish such business conditions as will
control it. Herein lies very much of
the wealth of the northern and eastern
states, as W. as the cause for the poy-
erty Of the people at the south and
west.
The money of this country is con.
gested in the east No action of the
government will ever bring it this way
as long as the present industrial rela-
/ tons remain.
/ The time has come when a change is
: positively demanded. Cotton has been.
| practically, our only resource for money
to make purchases. It's production now
consumes al. the money it brings. and
there is none left for our needs There
is no recourse now but change 1t is
not matter of choice Of personal di-
rection, it is a burning necessity. We
must not only change our crops and fill
up our unoccupied lands, but we must
build all sorts and kinds Of industries to
utilize our raw material; give employ
ment to the thousands of unemployed,
who will create wealth that will become
permanent to the state.