The Spectator. (Ozark, Ark.) 1911-1916, 1914-10-16
Lets Make Our
Land Feed 81
Man and Beast
SLOGAN of THE
Ark an S as
Profitable
F q r m 1 n g
Ca mpaig

can compel a reduced cotton acreage"
The State Federation of Labor, in
session last week, adopted resolutions
declaring that the cotton growers of
the South will be bankrupt unless i'm
mediate relief is rendered. and ad-
vocating a federal loan to meet the
emergency, "a trust fund to be loaned
the farmers on their cotton at rea-
sOnable rate of interest"
Farmers are holding meetings in
various counties and adopting plans
for the curta,ment of acreage and
for the planting of other crops. In
some sections they are adopting the
plan favored by number of Louisi
ana parishes of so per cent re-
duction.
In number Of places farmers,
merchants and planters are orgnaiz-
ing for the erection of warehouses
and the storing of cotton. One of the
unique developments is reported from
Fort Smith, Mayor Read having re
ceived proposition to rent the city
Jail as cotton warehouse, as the
Jail is about to be vacated on account
OF the reduction in crime following the
closing of saloons.
Building Cotton Mills.
A movement has been started in
Little Rock for the organization of a
half million dollar corporation for tho
Of
ture a large part of the states cot
ton output at home. and another meet
ing of the promoters is to be held on
November 3. when definite plans will
probably he adopted Pine Bluff bust
ness men are also taking up the CUES
ton of establishing cotton mill
There is only one mill in the state.
located at Monticello.
Cotton Balls" are to be given in
Little Rock and Pine Bluff, "Buy-a-
Bale" clubs are forming all over the
state. and there is a growing DISPOSE
ton among the women to follow the
lead of Mrs. Vice President Marshall
and the cabinet ladies in wearing
cotton goods.
Prof. Holden, the Iowa Corn Man,
who is in Arkansas working in the
interest of diversified farming, saws
:hat out OF every SIX dollars the Ar
Kansas farmer gets for his cotton
four dollars go to iowa. Illinois and
other states for ham and eggs, corn
and hay William Il. Lighton. the
Arkansas magazine writer. declares
that the farm must be made to feed
its people directly so that. whatever
hanpens. the food supply cannot be
cut off"
ARKANSAS must feed ourselves and
our teams is the slogan that has
been suggested by II. NJ, Cottrell. ag.
ricultural commissioner of the Rock
Island, and similar to that is the sIo
gan adopted by the Arkansas Profit
able Farming Campaign Committee
Let's Make Our Land Feed Beast
and Man The Bows Corn Club Nom.
hers, OF whom there are 2.4OO in Ar
kansas. have been given a new slo
gan for 1915 by their director. w. J.
Jernigan. Pigs. Peanuts and Corn. :"
The movement for the raising of win
ter oats and winter wheat is receiv.
ing a great impetus throughout the
state, and many thousands of acres
will be sown this fall. The raising OF
live stock is advocated by many as a
solution or the difficulties confront
ing the Arkansas farmer The con.
sensus of opinion is that the true so
luton lies in the adoption OF all these
remedies, which will bring about n
more evenly balanced agricultural CON
dition in the state.
THE panic is more apparent than
real" declares G. Grosvenor DAVE.
chief of the editorial division of the
Chambers of Commerce of the
United States OF America, in address
ing Little Rock men on the subject.
II bring you" said he, "a message OF
optimism. Sit tight: believe in the
future" He was the advance agent of
the directors Of the United States
Chamber of Commerce who will visit
Little Rock October "a, on n tour OF
the Southern states, 10 carry the Cos
pei of better times coming to the
people
Profitable Farming Campaign.
Probably the greatest movement
ever undertaken by the people of Ar,
kansas is that which has been started
by the organization known as the
Profitable Farming Campaign, It Is
cooperative movement by all the
observation-disclosures and forces ope-
rating in tuG state. federal. state.
county and local, The L. s demonstra.
ton agents the four agricultural col
leges and the state University, the
agricultural commissioners of the va,
rious railroads. the county judges and
the merchants, bankers and planters,
the state and county educational in
terests. and the activities that are to