Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1911-11-10
GEORGIA FARMERS ASKED
TO AID COTTON HOLDING

UNION CITY. Ga. Nov. IAN inter
esting statement, calling on the farm
ers to organize and assist in holding
cotton for better prices, has been is
sued by the Georgia committee of the
Southern Cotton congress.
The committee is composed of r, f.
DuckYorth, president of the Georgia ci-
vision of the Farmers union; Thomas
G. Hudson, commissioner of agriculture.
and J. T. Mcdaniel, secretary-treasurer
of the Georgia division of the Farmers
union. The statement follows:
At the Southern Cotton congress hold
in Montgomery. Ala. September IL to
3. at which every cotton growing state
was represented. after a thorough re-
view of the cotton situation and its Il"
,fects upon the prosperity of the soltn'
resolutions We're drafted urging the cot
ton growers to market their product gu
diciously In order to, at least, check me
decline in cotton prices. Plans were
drafted to institute campaign dioIG
the line mentioned and the convention
named a committee to have charge OF
this work in each state.
The press of the south was appealed
to and they have responded readily and
literally.
The committee in charge of the wor,'
in Georgia secured the services OF
large number of speakers 70 ADDRESS ule
farmers upon the urgent necessity OK CO.
operation in this holding movement end
more than 1910 circular letters were al
dressed and mailed to the growers OF
cotton, but in spite of these eHorts COT
ton went down. down! down!
PRODUCER MUST ACT.
The cause of this calamity Is an open
secret 10 those who have studied tile
subject and the permanent remedy can
not he supplied by resolutions, nor by
incontestible argument; it must be. con-
sidered by the producer in calm BUS
iness-like manner and then he must act
1t is an incontestible fact that any
county OF community depending upon
one crop will. periodically. meet theH
..Vaterloo"-a failure. The orange crop
of Florida, the peach crop of Georgia,
the oats. wheat and corn of the grain
belt. all suffer periodically from failure
an nroduction and when these parts are
gladdened by a bountiful harvest, they
fall a victim to the SPECTATOR, VINO Is
ever ready to take advantage or ell
max. The only escape from this dilem-
ma lies in organization. cooperation ard
the diversification of crops.
MASSES CAN HELP.
The masses can help the individual
by organization. The individual has II
I'm his power to make himself inde-
pendent and incidentally he becomes a
benefactor to the masses. Every voca-
ton and business interest in Georgia
depends upon the prosperity of the FAR
mer! The merchant, the banker, the
professional man and his brother, the
artisan; yea. eN en- the Cay laborer reaps
the harvest of plenty when agriculture
flourishes; and as hard times assaii
the farmer. they too. must share, in
measure, his adversely. Now then!
What is the remedy? Shall we walt
and live in hopes of perfected. univer-
sal organization. which will strengthen
the Individual, or shall we improve in
dividual efforts, and become independ-
ent? If so, we must adopt diversified
ton of crops and intensity our efforts.
In April. 1911, the Farmers Union
News published a statement of facts
concerning Georgia statistics: ON
During the year 1910, according TO
statistics. there was shipped into Geor-
gia, Approximately: