Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1911-10-17
COTTON COING DOWN.

COTTON GOING DOWN.
The story OF a bumper crop has done
the work! Just as fast as the cotton
could be picked IL has been forced on
the market, and a bale OF cotton In
October, 1911, brings about half the
price that a bale brought q year ago
And II was plain 20 be seen that the
cotton ell opened a month ahead of
time. and that the fields would be
bare when the second picking was done
and over with.
But the rush never abated for a.
fast as the price declined the faster
the bales were crowded on the buy
ers They took the buyers price with
out any demur. They reminded me OF
q flock OF sheep, when the beIlwethsr
plunged into the ditch. They went "a
all the faster, following his lead TO
their own loss and damage. without
looking 10 the right or left. II has
been an object lesson for the locker on.
It has been a good deal worse for the
producer and his family, than an OBJ
1ect lession. and although the mule
traders viii get big money or take
back their mules, the mule trade will
stop this winter, like IL was sick or
Knocked in the head The spectators
vfn make some big money, but the
great mass OF farmers viii come oul
lean and stricken because they deter
mined 20 sell. live or die. like rats for
sake a burning barn. They got too
badly scared to see they were in a manic
and / predict the dullest trade this win
ter that We have seen for a dozen years.
and the men who made this cotton will
oe poor enough when they start the
crop OF 1912 TO satisfy their worst enc
mics
Back to the farm" will be a forgot
ten song DO anything but farm" Is
wnat l hear some people say now. ano
predict there viii be more forced
sales and less credit than we hav.
known In a decade Farmers seem "a
nave no more organization than a set
OF children. and no more unity or CO.
operation in marketing cotton than a
SIX weeks old baby.
STRANGER THAN FICTION
TWO years or more ago a lew mar
chant LETT his home in Europe. his vie
ana infant and came TO America ~ sset-
MS fortunes His brother ana siste-
came with him. They drifted down to
northwest Georgia and set up a small
business The wife and baby were de-
70 TINS mans heart. so he saved AN hi.
money to be able to bring them ont "a
tnls iand OF the free and home OF the
Six weeks ago the wife and IittIa bo,-
reacged this happy. hard-working father
Inelr JOY was not to be measured IN
WORDS when they found themselves in
stalled in their new home in our town.
Aitnough the wife could not sneak a
word OF our language the husband couId
tax well enough to do business. and were
: they not together once more. and ham,
win the dear baby7 What more could
they ask? -iN
less fhor , - :.
VIE intent on domestic work. cooked
her breakfast. cleaned ND house ana he
gan preparing for dinner The fire was
hard to start and she mistook a gasolins
can FOR Kerosene. and the thing exploded
N ner hands and enveloped her BODY In
flames Al
Frenzied by pain and fright she ran out
IN the street and the flames Consumed
ner until her abdomen was burnt into the
inside. and fatally. A WAGNER caught
her as she ran screaming and With The
help OF neighbors they brought the dvIng
woman inside her home. She fingered a
few hours and was relieved from suffer-
ing by death
Only six weeks Of bliss. OF companion
ship. that she craved so fondiy. and here
was the end of II all. II was one OF the
most pitiful tragedies I have ever known.
How little we know OF what is in store
for u.s. In the midst of life we are in
Z DEATH
A GOOD FRIEND CONGRATULATE
NE.
ANDALUsIA. Ala. 1911.
Mrs ". H FELTON,;
Ny Dear Aadamei was exceedingly
sorry to hear OF your accident. You are
advanced in years and know by reason
OF nature that you are near the last
nile post. Know you VIII be missed:
This country nor this world has none
TO spare who possess your brain anc
heart i thank God IL was no worse.
would like 20 know the cause. The Jour
nal gave none OF the particulars, only
told OF your narrow escape.
You said about theA same with a little
hint OF a head-end collision. II must
have been carelessness for the freigh,
engineer or conductor surely knew Il
was time for the passenger. The agent
at Atlanta knew Il was time. and IL il
was carlessness the agent who was re-
Eponsibie and the conductor on the
freight ought 10 both me courtmartiaI-