Crittenden record-press. [volume] (Marion, Ky.) 1909-191?, 1914-12-10
EUROPEAN WAR SHAT.
TIERS KING C0T70K'S
THRONE
gLEEcY STAPLE MUST pEY RAN
SOM INTO THE GOLFERS OF
WAR.
Ss,Ion Rings win erie, Of Stricken
Industry.
Ev petsf radfurd
EN FtItT FaU'U'N
Lecturer National fSrmon uuion

King Cotton has suneTeO more TON |
the European war than any other az
Ticultural product on the American |
continent The shells Of the belliger
ents have bursted over his throne, |
frightening bic subjects and shstter.
ing his markets, and, panlc'stricken,
the nation cries out God save the |
ring"
People from every walk o. life have |
contributed their mite toward rescue |
work Society has danced before the |
king. milady has decreed that the !
family wardrobe shall contain only |
cotton goods the press has plead |
with the public 70 buy a bale; |
bankers have been formulating hold |
FMS plans. congress and legislative
bodies have deliberateo over relief
measures statesmen and writers
have grown eloquent eypoundinf the
inAlienable rights Of His Majesty"
and presenting schemes for preserv-
ing the financial integrity OF the
stricken staple. hut the SWORD Of Flu
rope has proved mightier than the pom
Of America In fixing value upon this
product Of III. sunny south Prices
have been hayoneted values rldded
and markets deoimRted by the battling
hosts OF the eastern hemisphere until
the American farmer has suffered
war loss a 500 900 900. and bale
o. cotton brave enough 70 enter
European port must pay ransom Of
half lie value OF 80 10 prison until the
war Is over
Hope Of the Future Lice In Cooper
ton.
The Farmers Union. through the
columns ~ the press. wants 20 thank
the American people for the friend
ship. sympathy and assistance given
the cotton farmers IN the hour Of dis
tress and 10 direct attention 20 CO
operative methods necessary 10 per
uanently assist the marketing Of al
I farm products
The present emergency presents az
| grave situation as ever confronted
! the American farmer and from the
/ viewpoint Of the producer would seem
| 10 Justify extraordinary relief meas
ures. even 10 the point Of bending the
constitution and straining business
rules In order 10 M a portion OF the
burden On the backs Of the farmer.
for unless something II done 10 check
the invasion ~ ;he war forces upon
the cotton fields. the pathway Of the
. European pestilence on this continent
will be strewn with mortgared homes
and famine and poverty will s'alk over
the southland filing the highways al
industry with refugees and the bank
ruU'cy court with prisoners.
All calamitios teach us lessons and
the tra.lties Of our marketing meth
DDS and the weakness 81 cuf credit
system, and out Of the financial an
ruish and travail a. the cotton farmer
VII come volume a. discussion and
a mass ~ suggestions and finally a
solution ot this. The biggest problem
in The economic lie a. America. "
Indeed. We have not ALREADY laid ~,
foundation for at least Temporary 70
lief
More Pharaohs keeded In Agriculture
Farm products have no credit an,
perhaps can never have on perma
nent and satisfactory basis unless W,
build warehouses cold storage plants
elevators, etc. for withou, storage aut
credit facilities, the south is com
PEELED TO dump It's crop on the marbe
at harvest time The Farmers unionl
IN the cotton producing states hHy,
tor the past ten years persistently nd
vocated the construction OF storag,
facilities. We have built during THU
period 1000 warehouses with u ca
paoity Of approximately 1000 0OO bale
aud looking backward the result
would seem encouraging, but lookiul
forward, We are able 20 house les
than onethird Of the crop and war,
. ] NAANNAN n Alftil fNflfu Wh
20 per cent Of their usefulness. TIL
problem is gigantic one-too gren
for the farmer to solve unRided VI
must have the assistance Of the banl
or. the merchant and the government
In production We have reached IA
high water mark az perfection In tn
worlds history, but our marketin
methods are most primitive. In III
; dawn Of history We and agrcurur
blowing with a torked stick but Wit
system Of warehouses under govern
mental supervision that made IN
/ Egyptians the marvel Of civilization
for who has no, admired the vision q
Joseph and applsuded the wisdom q
Pharaoh for storing the surplus unit
J demanded By the CONSUMER. but 4
this age We hsy. too many Joseph
Who dream and no, enough Pharaoh
who build.