The Progress. (Shreveport, La.) 1892-1900, 1895-01-26
Well I'll Declare.

wen " UeCldTe.
Say, friend PnoGNEss, don't it hee5
that you have seed late ~:
have been lain till my SIDES al.
soar. The idea of having farmers
conversions all over the country, AND
3 rcsoluting about how poor we are.
and publishing the thing to the hp!e,
world that we are on the pint Of star
walton, becase of thsfact that we are
raising on our farms too much stuff.
Why the thing is all the merest bashs
and thar never was greater temp
est IN little pot. Now thar AIM bnt
one way to count for all Of this hai}o-~
booism, aud that is that our folks
must have some excitement go,n or&
or the last one Of them won]ds bAst
wide open. You see the Prosant'>
time is tryin one on this commnni-'~
ty The days are cold and alondys
the scandal business and deadfAlls Is:
dragin' slow. Then Sam, Sid and,
Luther have faded from these aiGins;
even Jim Martin and Alex Bsrnsfa!,@
have become quiet and in greet dies; >,
peration. Some little fellow Las -2oa
on top of stump and beloved cot
that our par farmers are all starving,
becase they are raising too much COT,
ton and stuff, and the yell YVES catched .
up down the line and n general pow
WOW is the result Then the nest
thing was the great American priviI~
eye Of calling sorter of lnd'gnat
ton meeting for to stop these darig
, farmers from raising 30 much cotton.
sugar, rice, corn wheat, hogs, cattle,
garden truck and SIGH stuff, or thsF
would starve their damphocl selves
, to death. Now could situation ae>
! more crosswse? And l want to sag.'
, to You thar is q class of farmsys ALB
over this country that amt in the
! starvation business, nor are they
: akin for advise on the subject OF sup
9, ply and demand, nor what to plant.
= nor whar to sell it; we are pushing,
our of own canoos; we are akin. nc
e favors, don't owe any money nor
), want to borrow any. We have corn
! in the big crib, bacon, lard, hams,
sugar and molases in the smokehouse-
!, enough cash for our needs aud lyysr
" will find us scattered all Oaass the
:. hill country Of North bouisiana,
y Eastern Texas and Southern Arka1r
- sas, known as the pinewoods farmer.
=, usually observed in y pair OF yaliaE
" pants with one gallace, but We are
!. thar just the same. Now 1t may be
- that some Of our brothers in the ,rsct
:, river valleys are little tight run, fol
" they have always been more or fess
" full Of themselves, and calculated tt
80 bite off more than they conld chew
' but they will come out all right; giva
sN them a|ittle time AM il they @ii
g Z 4. u, y
keep stiff upper lip and their cosn
er- well trimmed, my word forH e, the'
us will soon be outsof the wilderness.
efs Now there is, grant yen, som
le" necessity for holding meetings j
OF this country. and am III favor o
'hs calling them all over this section Jtas
nee as soon az possible. 1t Is the dnty c
III every Christian to take an active pa
'he in them, and to put his shoulder !
ept the wheel | am willing to atten
''f- these meetings, aud tn speechai
ing with them, or do anything to bel
them out Of their financial trouble
10 and that class from what / q
re- gather is our merchants, lawyer
AetS doctors, newspaper men, preaesse
hed and politicians. Thar is uudonbaef
or an over production Of these era
lted and the sooner they come To- o
rash pinkhells and tie up with pair
TINS plowhandles, the better it will be
uses them and orr country.
ated Yours,
TATER VINE