The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1899-03-15

roaus entering the state an anprov;.
matlon OF the original entries into the
state for the same month under ones.
ton, with this result: That there was
imported into Georgia 8S7 carloads of
grain, $50 of wheat, 7O6 of -four, 37S of
nay, making total imported into the
sVa6e OF 1921 carloads within thirty
days.
but There was another month. that
OF March, which cannot be anticipared
right now, but'which can ouly be iudg-
ed by the figures of March one wear
ago In that month there were receiv.
&c into Georgia 1862 carloads of agri-
cultural produce, every pound of which
should have been raised in our own
midst, and thus we would not have
been under the necessity Of sending to
the West for meat and bread.
LAS result of this investigation it
is shown that Georgia during the past
year has paid to the northwest and to
the north for meat and corn and bread
stuffs, which she could have better
been raised right here at home, the i'm
mense'sum of $21 ,736, 900. In this isIrep
resented S. 100000 for pork and beef.
IS, 1876, 900 for flour, So, 10000 for corn
and meal, $4,000, 600 for potatoes, roots
and garden stuff, $2,50O,O0O for hay
and forage, and 100000 for miscel-
laneous products of the farm, every
one of which could have been raised in
the little yards around about your
houses.
From this picture of agricultural
imbecility let US turn to another, which
| cannot present better than by the
figures presented by the letter of La
than, Alexander & Co.:
"The cotton crop of 1896-97 was s.
1884 bales. The average export
price of that crop was 7.46 cents, equal
ing 1927 ,547, 1854; while the crop of
1898 was Il 1879, 1914 bales, which was
marketed on an average export basis
of $50 cents, which equals 1898, 342 ,458.
"In other words, the cotton planters
of the south raised last year 2,442, O3O
bales of cotton more than they did the
year before, and yet, by reason of the
production that, crop realized
only $40, $50, sos more than the crop OF
the previous year.
"Or, to put this unfavorable result
in another shape, it might be said that
the planters of the south last yaar sold
to the trade of the world 2,442, O3O bales
at SO 100 per cent. per pound, or $4.45
per bale of $507 pounds.
cor, to put it better still, our farm.
ers raised cotton crop which was so
large that in their generosity they
presented the factory barons wish q
600, 900 bales.
Taking these figures and applying
them TO the making of the crop which
is now Immediately before US;
"a he farmers of Georgia, on the ba-
Sis of last years crop, will earn $685.
307, 1884, 81.
ain order to make this crop these
same farmers are right now crowding
around the supply merchant to carry
them for next year--that is, 10 give
them whole years provisions Lbefore
they have earned them.
"This Will call for the Importation
of SCI, 1856 900 worth of provisions.
GAS the local merchants must make
something out of their risk, it is en-
tlrely conservative to say that they
will make these provisions call for
S., OOO, 900 more before they pass to the
tables OF the farmers.
"Knowlng the high rate of interest
which is charged on these time sales
would it be extravaganza to call it
$1,000, 900?
"Thls will call for 1927, 736, 600 to be
liquidated with 25,3O7 ,93427 obtained
for our cotton.
The line of Mr.. Moran's argument,
based upon this, was that we should
by diversified crops, cut off this inn
portation, and make cotton our sur
plus.
SHOWED IN WITHOUT FOOD.