Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-01-22


died thousand million dollars worth of stocks
and bonds
Morgan any big financial individual
dies anything he keeps part of what he handles
Is any wonder Mr. Morgan able buy pictures
hundred thousand dollars apiece million dollars apiece if
he chooses when he handles thousand millions of dollars
years and charges so much for handling?
learned Morgan at present has a little
his banking awaiting
He has that much hand anybody should
little money put into of business of the kind
that Mr. Morgan approves.
We don't propose your time with criticism of Mr.
the big exactly WHAT THE
PEOPLE LET THEM Do.
you a farmer your little pigs roaming
the edge of the you would be foolish blame the bear
nd the pigs.
The thing do is to look after your pigs when you happen
be a farmer living bears.
The thing for the people of this country
themselves and their interests when there large financial bears
on the edge of the woods,
people money construction easily
obtained proper security and for in SMALL ways
Do not imagine that Mr. Morgan been useless individual
in handling of two thousand millions Of dollars.
Do not believe that the hundred and xtwo millions that
he holds will be used uselessly foolshly.
Morgan, perhaps will make But that
very much In few years from there any
gan and his personal profits won't count.
Mr. Morgan has built many miles of railroads. enabled
get the money to build them.
built great factory Gary alone
represents nearly hundred millions of wise investment
As in big way Mr. Morgan useful proposition
charges great DEAL he makes than should
he does promote big business
The trouble with us Americans is that our LITTLE people have
chance
little peoples savings by big people their
operations swallowed in watered stocks getch
schemes
thousand millions by men from
one big man-and the little can t borrow ANYTHING.
The farmer if he wants to borrow must per cenwhc
is criminal usry The banks all know it, and they think is all
right
From those banks Mr. Morgan borrow at per
less Or he money government
ING AT ALL HE CAN GET GOVERNMENT FUNDS DEPOSIT
ED IN HIS BANK THEN THE BANK LENDS THEM OUT FOR
THE HIGHEST RATE
pay usury and what more often the ease
HE CAN'T GET MONEY ON ANY TERMS
In Germany where they haven oneuarer wealth. but
several times national intelligence the little people have ben
able to borrow from the government millions
lars at per centevry spent for little improvements
In this country if the farmer till field,
and make productive for the benefit of all he
agricultural machinery he uy though he
taking his watch to pawnbrokerand he usually GET the
money when he wants it,
We have millions and thousands millions Wall Street in
vestment for buying stocks and selling them margin
The professional gambler of the Stock Exchange get
money that he causuall per The farmer
who is trying to feed the people the builder who trying
bones the who wants to build house in which keep his
family, not borrow at ALL only usurious rates
We need this country cooperation the c
and voting by the citizens for their protection
And especially need to the small
y THE UNITED STATES the opportunity borrow fair
the that he needs spend for the general
STRUCT1VE
There talking about Morgan men
They do, as We have said, WHAT YOU LET THEM DO
The real big the real rich the States Is
IHE UNITED STATES GOVERNMENT and YOU the United
States government
why don the people get together arrange lending
money direct by the nation by the
constructive work give to the farmer the small builder and the
honest citizen generally the credit to which he is entitled?
oNE individual able to handle millions of dollars
ten years and eighyodd MILLIONS hampered for
ack OF credit and bed by usury picture little
~c'ea' 10 the Intelligence of the United States OF