The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1907-12-10

union. You want his services. SO
you pay what he asks. You, thc con-
Sumcr, did not fix the price; he, the
producer, did. That man is not .
FOOL for SO doing, is hc7
Go to that bankers bank and o3k
to borrow $4,000. He asks per
cent, good security and good i..dorse-
ment. "Can't pay you bus 4, Mr..
Banker,' you say. y, you get it
for t? Is the banker II fool-well,
hardly.
Now lets go into that merchant s
store Il minute. We pick out 5000
worth Of goods, and say: Mr. Mer-
chant times have beea pretty hard
FOR the past sixty days; l can only
pay You &l75 for the goods" owe
have but one price, sir; and il is
marked plainly on everything we sell.
| am surprised YOU should x IL, ~
cul it, replies tnc merchant.
That merchant may be perfectly
| >ah'' may lie not t.
But here are men il New York
who have contracts that pay them l3
cents Tor c"tt"n for December de-
livery. These men never see il bale
OF cotton from one week 10 another.
These men object because they can
moi get from the farmer for s or 9
cents tffc staple they have contract .
ed to deliver III l3 cents. J. the far
mcr the fool? Now lets SEQ.
We happened to be at Il fashion,
able country place not so very long
ago. Not far down the street was Il
mansion with beautiful grounds. Sud-
deHly the owner vacated il and Mr..
Blank, a New York cotton spccula-
tor moved in, paying 800 month
rent. The stable was not big
enough. SO another was rented near
by and $1,000 spent in altering it TO
suit his wishes for ,!hc little time he
wanted it. Thirteen ,:>rscS and Il
dozen or SO carriages came out. Some
thing like ten servants came. ana
| finally his automobile that was of
Italian make and cost every penny
Of $4,000. The gentleman went into
New York every morning 10 gather
up what he could from the sweat of
the brow and the already poverty of
the man who grew the cotton.
We were down in South Georgia
recently. \ little shack marks the
home place where Il family has strug-
"led for years TO extract enough cot
ton from the soil to keep body and
soul together. The family grew and,
with practically no educational ad-
vanta%eS at hand. was compelled to
grow in ignorance. The oldest boy
became a man, crude farmer.
The spark Of pride and manhood
that had lain dormant through the
years sought to glow and burn in his
breast. Finally he made a trip to a
city and saw what there was i'm
knowledge and cnli"htcnmclt and
his ambition gave him unrest. lie
left the farm long enough in the win
tcrs to prepare himself for a college
course; borrowed the money with
which he paid his tuition and gave
his lote for il. He struggled through
college and graduated: thrn he tried
TO get place in law office, hoping
:" earn enough 10 pay back the mon
cy promptly, but no one seemed ia
give him Il chance. He Taught school g:
WON his way; finally married and has
his own little ones around him.
How many Georgia boys have been
compelled TO plod along in ignorance
and poverty Through the years ia
contribute the money that The spr-
culator used for the purchase Of the
$4,000 automobile, The horses, the
servants and the luxurics he enjoy
ed
And now, Mr. Banker. Mr.. Mcr-
chant. Mr.. Farmer, Mr.. Spectator
and all--are not men fools as rule
when they fail to do the thing that
will contribute to our bank account
Are we not inclined to count the man
ont if he reaches a point where he
can hold against the storms of life?
Life is short TO the best Of us. We
arc selfish and want TO win all we
can TO our bank account but let us
bear in mind, Mr. Banker and Mr..
Merchant, as VIC ride to our work in