Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1916-11-26
CORN AND COTTON'S PART
IN GREAT EUROPEAN WAR
Suffering ACROSS the Waters Incident
ally Maxim. tn" Farmers of
the S"uth Hich

letter in the New Yor'> sun of :,
few days ago, written by an cnthuSi-
hstic Southcri mun. who does no, sian
his real name. is we'll worth rcadin.
This southern writer ,l.,intS ,ii:,t corn
ana cotton are sill! kings al American
"'arloS, while tobacco * a prince inn
rcriai ANA two Of the Southern pro-
ducts are taking large hand in the
prosecution OF the war In Europe y
bale az cotton and :, barrel of alcohol
H'h"r from corn To fire 70 SiN;rru-iurl;
S"n IS the formula, according to this
!''tcf-writpr. who goes on IL figure
out things pretty much as follows
y ihIiiIoh bale" of cotton and .onU.
90" barrels OF alcohol were. used last
year 10 make The explosives hurled 10y
IA" a!iicS against the Teutonir trenches
,Su"h 4 report may shock the ;a-iiists
hui they maN also remember thu, Amer
i'''n corn and cotton have fed and
yl"'h"" millions Of pr"p. in f.ur"r.
during The same time. They MAY also
remember that the high priccs for
"";u ana cotton as the result of usi,.
mem Tor munitions OF war have made.
u" farmers of the Nest and South
prosperous az never before. The de
Siri"ii>c qualities of these innocent
hhi':aIihe agricultural products haN.
pc"h quit" as potent as those fo. tin.
preservation of life and health and
- - - impossible TO proven, The ono
I$' 1S til" other.
The farmer blowing his corn and the
ni"Nailtnuies picking the cotton pres
"ni Nv" Of The mos, beautiful ideal,
90! peace ANA contCntmcut L. be found
on "" Western Continent. and both
nave inspired poets and artists To sing
'l'N praises generation after genera
non 'orn and cotton have been ear
~ nG messages OF peace and good .r;n
10 All me world. bat now they are.
greatest agents of destruction in thu
greatest war tn" world has ever known.
"''d"Ht III" chemists nave been busy
"NA'E"inE and combining their secret
."t'"S !" ma something more power
tHi and safer in handling than bIacI;
'""drr Tor use not only In war bat
ia compelling uatur. 10 give ur other
Sc'f"tS Tor the benefit of man. And the
'h"miStS are not yet satisfied rh.y
err. greater possibilities in corn and
,"u"h' proposing 10 uak" alcohol The
VEL OF the future To take the plac.
- iAS"i!ne when the OF! wells are .x.
h'"St"u ;tnd I" C"n"cr; cotton into
i 'h""Sand aud one articles tina, viii
.dkc the place of ivory. metal ana
leather in manufacturing combs and
'fuShcS. buttons. HANDBAGS. musical IN
"'runcnts, patent leather. ,ue,,;lrl.
! .3hcS ana cases. and many other
fh'hES 10 ndorn the toilet table ana
wardrobe
This IS pr"grcSSiv. ag. ana r,o..
r''H> h'is Deem no more dramaticaliv
ih'rh"d imam IL thcs. new uses for corn
"i1d cotton. Whcu the architects Of
IN" national capital i"sign.d tho corn
'"'uMns and the cotton ana tobacco
ihl'aiS which adorr The corridors of
MAJ monument 10 the nation. great
ross. thcE had !ittlc ,unception Of IN.
"i!ch power these American staples
"'i!H exert throughout th.. world. I'm,
"','', " century Hiter the work was
. .""h.Stt". corn ana cotton have nro-
,"''n Hnhrcanrd-oc wealth - III.
N""ri'"n rarm"r and hccorn. the priuc
''t'h'S ~ the great contest which IL
hnh'hs Europe ~ Samson SHOOK tn.
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