The McDowell times. [volume] (Keystone, W. Va.) 1904-1941, 1914-12-04
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the European var TN any othr e.
rscu1tursl produet On ths Ansrssnn
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eats have burstsd over HI shruna.
fr1ghtsning his subjects and shast9-
ing his marksts and. paniesezseksn.
the nation csis6 ct God I'VE IL
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People nom svsry walk a ME have
contributed their mite toward rooeus
work Society he's danced before IL
king: nilady has dscr0sd that t.
family wardrobe shall contain Only
cotton goods: the press has plsaA
with the public 10 buy Q bale:
bankers have been Formulating hold
Ing plans: congress and legislative
bodies have dslibsrstsd over relief
measures: Statesmen ana writers
have grown eloquent expound1ng the
inalieoable rights q His Majesty
and preeenting sehsmss for prsssrv-
ing the financial Integrity OF the
stricken staple 1T IL sword Of -
rope has proved n1gAt1sr than the -
Of America IN Axing value upoa this
product Of the sonny south Prices
have been bayoaetsA. wines rsddlsd
and markets decimste1 BY the battling
hosts OF the eastern hemisphere until
the American farDer has suffered Q
war loss Of e<oo. 90. 90. and . haIs
OF eo<ton. brave sncuGA 10 sntsr q
European port NEST pay ssansom Of
half tn value o. 90 to prison until the
war n over.
Hope % the Future LEE In cs-opsrs-
oioN.
The Farmer Union. through the
columns OF the pres. wants TO thank
the American people for the frlsna-
ship. sympathy and assistance gfven
the cotton faymsrS h the hoar - -
tres and 20 direct stteotio6 % 60
operative methods nocossary 10 De-
nanently assist the MARKETING Of I'll
farm prodssesL
The present energsucy presents q
grave . situsfioa - ever coafrontsd
the American farmer and from the
viewpoint Of ths produces. would seem
TO. Justify extraordinary rslisf neas-
ures. even TO the point Of beading the
coostituttoa and strsining buslnsos
rules In order 10 lift . portion az the
burden on me backs Of ths fArDse.
TOR unless something b dooe 10 check
the Invasion Of the war forces upon
the cotton hsids, the pathway Of the
European psstflsaes a this continent
WIN b asevn VIII norteaosd homes
and famine and poverty Win stalk over
the southlasAs AIling TIA Highways ~
Industry with refugees and ths bank-
ruptey court with prisoners.
An calam1ties teach n lessons "a
the present crisis serves to fIInminsxe
the frailtiss Of our MARKETING meth
ods and the weakness of our credit
system. and out Of the nnane1al an
guish and travail OF Tie cotton farmer
VIII come . volume Of discussion and
. mass Of suggestions and finally q
solution OF this. the biggest problem
In the economic Me Of Ansrica. q.
indeed we have not already lssd ths
foundatioa for ct least temporary -
lief
Moro Pharaohs Needed n Aarsevstvsu.
Farm products have no credit and
perhaps can never have On q parma
nent and satisfactory basis unIess ve
build warehouses. cold stoeaes plants,
sasvators. etc.. for without storage snl
credit facilities. the south 4 com,
PEELED to dump tn crop on the market
at harvest time The FArmsrsf Unions
In the cotton producing states have
Tor the past ten years psrsistsntiy ID
vocafed the construct,ou Of storage
fscf1fties- We have built aurlne this
period 1000 warsAossss WIN . G.
pacfty OF approximately lyoooy 80 haIes
and looking backvard u -rssuats
would seem sueourssinG. bot Iook1ne
forward. vs are sbls 10 houss 49,
than onethird Of the crop And ware
houses without q crod1l systsn Ioos
- psr cent - thsie ussfulnsasL Ths
proelen = . 5000 ono--eoo neut
for the farnsr 10 solve unasdsd- He
muGe have the assistance q ne bank-
-. The merchant ana The eovsrnmsot
n productioo W have rsachsd the
No. water MARI ~ psrfsctioa IN he
vorid's history. but osf masks<fns
nsthods are most DslnftivA Il sAs
AN % histsry ~ - agrssussurs
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tor Who has nj sdmirsd TIE vissou OF
Joseph and apples1s1 u wis1sn a
Pharsoh for s(eb1os ohs surps.s untn
demanded b. ~ eo.sunsr. bot 1.
this 49, vs haze 10 many yosspAs
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