The Hickman courier. [volume] (Hickman, Ky.) 1859-current, 1906-09-21

zoe IUf ana VI sAlNtNiN y y m
nucleus at Hazel Dell meets Isl
SD "Wednesday az ; p. m,
r one Is cordially invited 10 al.
d these meetings.
rHK BARBECUE.
When this reaches the reader the
cue vii be . closed incident, a
rer OF history. bot as ] must pre-
s my column nearly week be-
,ol see Il 10 print ! would need
prophetic vision Of Daniel. Isiah
nr u the old sccra 10 tell shat
a.I. knov by the time this reach
500 Bot While ! claim no eE-
i.nary posers Of vision. ! hope
il bel indulged ia fee observa-
.s sui allowed 20 point out the
CORAL results Of the causes nov al
Someone has said our bar
- Gas a money. making scheme
,alh ought 10 be condemned by
honest people and especially hon
4mem. Nov This barbecue has
ra gotten up by the A. S. Of E..
1 Flion County. aud Il this body
gone into a money making
! arur. then according 70 my
-.a. logic. the whole county UNI
.Flt 90 be condemned. Bot lea
..s at both sides Of question
-.f- vr iump al conclusion. !
.. 'o admit a. once that regard
a S Of = the largest. noblesi.
aHlesi money-making scheme that
.H.s oi, siih one exception. II
l.ar. aay. fully believe that II the
.laapiss OF equity are carried out
,aat every man. woman and child !
3D. attended ihis barbecue will be
tens6iied. Net only 80
30 those sho stay at home. every
-tl,n vt Fulton, Gfavcs and Obion
counties vill be- benefited. provided
B, can live long enough 10 aee the
sfmrn rell organized.
h l'04. aocofdingto the United
States Department OF Agriculture
bel isrmrfs f4issa 2.46A. AsO, $40
lshsls u corn. IN round numbers
be- may say tvo aud a half billions.
cannot yet obtain the exact figures
lf 1905 and 1900. bat Il is general
g Conceded that these are both
4mper crops aud Il 1904 tails a lit
le short Of 2l-2 billions surely 1
tese tvo large crops viii make up
tr deh. iency aud make the average
d. billions. In 1904 ve saised
go s54,053 bushels Of oats. SS2,-
.9,.sl7 bushels OF wheat. iJ9 .74s.-
.'s bushels Of barley. Al. 32O.sii
.ofs, aud 43. 669 AS cattle. Then
Dust ] ten how many bales OF cot
a. bushels Of potatoes. pounds Of
s,uc.1, ETC., etcf
Toe piioe OF all these products
.as sei by the spectators and gam
..ria t1 suit themselves until the or
,aH.aion OF the farmers Ia 1902.
already with this partial organi-
.ai.ou the price Of tobacco has been
s9.si and cotton almost doubled.
isi commercial men tell me that the
..numef gets his tobacco nov cheap
20 than he did then and his cotton
pods are at almost the same price.
ppose &c raise the price Of corn
.en cents on the bushel. This crop
alone would pay the farmers $780,
10000. Ten cents on oats 500.
DO. Twenty cents on wheat. over
10000, and so on with the harley. !
'oes' cattle, sheep. tobacco, etc.
ieel safe in predicting that this So
lely will put one billion dollars in
Doe pockets OF the farmers every |
YEAR Aud who will be benehttedl
The farmers and village merchants
all stop moving TO the cities 10 edu-
ate their children, for they will be
iole to educate them at home. The
ocal stock and produce buyers will
receive a better income because the
letier the price the more their per
.eni will be. The railroads will
get just as much for hauling dear