The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1914-10-20
Governor Designates Nov. !
AS Farmers and Growers Day

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Tallahassee, Oct. 19.-Governor
Park Trammell has issued the fol-
lowing address to the people of
Florida:
To the People of Florida: The
rather widespread disturbance in
commercial and financial conditions
which have been experienced since
the outbreak of the great European
war have furnished the most forci-
, BILE lesson taught to the present
a., generation that agriculture is in
fact the foundation stone of our ma
, tional greatness and prosperity,
and that upon the proper protection
and development of our various
agricultural interests depends the
welfare of all our people.
1t is proper and needful, there
fore, that all citizens imbued with
public sp irit and with regard for
the future advancement of our
State and our country, as we'll as
for the material interest of the par
ticular section in which they live,
should be jealous and untiring in
the promotion of all movements
; well designed to benefit our varied
, agricultural, horticultural and
trucking industries.
Over six weeks ago, when the eff
fects of the European war first be-
gan to be felt in the scarcity Of
many ordinary commodities and in
the rapidly advancing prices of
many articles of dood, issued an
address to the farmers of Florida
and to all citizens of the State who
own or control lands urging that
they make arrangements for the
planting and cultivation of as ex-
tensive fall food crops as circum-
stances would permit, to the end
that there may be an abundance of
such produce raised by our home
people for home consumption and
for sale in other markets. I en-
deavored in that communication to
point out the great material advan-
tages which would certainly accrue
through such activities.
Very soon thereafter l again ad-
dressed the people of Florida urg-
ing that each citizen who could af
ford to do so, go into the market
at once and buy from farmers un-
able to hold, one or more bales of
cotton, paying therefor not less
than ten cents per pound. also
urged the people to organize local
and county associations or clubs for
the purpose of stimulating the pur-
chase and holding of cotton until
the market regained it's normal con-
dition, and the commodity could
command it's proper price in the
markets of the world.
1t has been very gratifying to
note that considerable interest has
been manifested throughout the
State in the Investigation of crops,
and that the "buy bale Of cotton"
movement has hearty support in
many sections of the country. The
situation which now confronts us is
one which presents the greatest OPP
portunities ever offered to our peo-
pie for extending and improving
their agricultural interests and it
calls for the best thought and the
wisest action on the part of our en-
tire citizenship in rising to the
emergency and taking advantage of
the opportunities offered. 1t is a
time when mutual aid and coopera-
tion are needed in every section,
and. if freely and unselfishly given
the reward will be abundant.
AS indicative of the benefits to be
derived through cooperation l de-
sire to call the attention of the pub
lie to the fact that within the past
week an organization was formed at
a meeting in Jacksonville held by a
number of citizens from different
parts of the State, known as the
Florida Twenty Thousand Bale
Club. it's purpose being to assist
needy cotton growers in selling
their cotton at a fair price. This
plan is an excellent and commend
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