Bryan daily eagle and pilot. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1909-1918, 1914-12-24

wide Joke and be buTdened with comic
ridicule similar to poor old Arkansas
say mo- neverl We will show 10 the
world we are in line with all progress
sive counties by voting ourselves out
Of the mud and passing bond issues by
practically unanimous vote.
have so far dwelt entirely on the
benefits obtained by having good
roads; and while that alone should
cause every man In Brazos County to
vote for the road bond Issue, there is,
however, another reason that at pres
ent is Of as much, and TO a large per
cent OF our citizens more, important
reason to vote for the bond issue, than
the enormous profit received from
good roads. That other reason Is the
great benefit the people OF Brazos
County can obtain from 100000 being
put In circulation here at present We
are, perhaps suffering more from the
changed conditions brought about by
the great European conflict than any
other county In Texas. Just one year
ago the destructive food In the Brazos
valley caused a disaster that would
require several years OF normal condi-
lions to entirely overcome. Follow
Ing that great food came the exces-
slye rains In April and May that filled
the farms with grass and weeds and
caused the last to be the most expen.
siye crop In number OF years. That
excessive rain also reduced the yield
about one-half And the European
war reduced the price one.half.
For twelve months we have had
disaster succeeded by difficulty and
then difficulty succeeded by disaster
The result is. there are today several
hundred families in Brazos County
without work, without money and
without provisions. The merchants
have been liberal, but they are now
strained. They have furnished sup
plies and cannot collect their accounts
this season. They are burdened with
expense and there is no cash in the
country to supply a normal business.
Interest on land notes cannot be paid.
The old credit system cannot prevail
next year, and there are less than a
dozen farmers in the entire county
who can pay their accounts and have
sufficient money to pay cash next
year.
Legislation and resolutions have
failed to advance the price Of cotton.
Borrowing money and holding cotton
will cause certain bankruptcy next
fall. The farmers have all resolved
that they are in favor Of their neigh
bors reducing their cotton acreage
another year. That will only add fuel
to the flames, as you can expect one
to reduce and three to plant more. The
buy-a.bale plan has given no perma-
nent relief. The country has been
filed with hot air resolutions and silly
advice, when II is money We need and
money We must have II We ever pay
our debts and have a prosperous and
cOntented people.
OF course every farmer is going to
grow everything he can to reduce the
cost OF living next year. But diyersI-
flying next year will not al empty
stomachs at present. Diversifying
will be experimental farming with
most farmers, and experiments often
are Improbable
Now with 100000 Brazos County
can run on a cash basis next year.
Every farmer can arrange his crop so
he can do a few days hauling on the
roads and pay cash for his supplies.
Without the money furnished by this
, road bond issue, or in some other
manner, there will be actual starva-
ton II credit is not furnished to num-
bers Of people, and II the credit sys-
TEN prevails next year We will at the
end OF the year owe at least 100000
for provisions, and what then? Dis
aster to both merchant and farmer
will be the result.
With the bond issue the merchants
will do a splendid cash business. the
farmers will accumulate no new debts,
and with plenty OF corn, hogs, pump
kins, peas and potatoes, with what
cotton We grow on the side, all will
, be in splendid financial condition.
Just as soon as the election is over
and II is known the bond issue carried,
the carpenters, bricklayers, paper
hangers and all classes Of workmen
will find steady employment. Pros
perity will return almost instantly.
The 100000 is to be paid to only
Brazos County citizens in exchange
for work The amount "a sufficient