The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1917-05-01
FARMERS PROMISE
A BIG FOOD CROP
CAMPAIGN. FOR GREATER PRO.
DUCTION WILL BE CARRIED
TO ALL PARTS OF STATE.
FIFTEEN HUNDRED PEOPLE
ATTEND MEETING IN MACON

Change in the Basis of Credit and
Carrying Over of Loans Is Urged
Upon Bankers. Landlords Request
ed to Change System of Renting.
A Fertilizer Commission.
Plans by which Georgia shall feed
herself in answer to the appeal sent.
out by the department of agriculture
were adopted at a meeting of from
1900 to 1900 farmers, business men
and bankers held in Macon.
The meeting was notable one, in
view of the representation present
from counties all over the state, and
from the standpoint of accomplish
ment of what is expected to be the
solving of the vexatious problems of
how to make the state self-sustaining,
and at the same time supply the gov
eminent some of the foodstuffs that
may be required to carry on the war
with Germany.
Not once did the speakers depart
from the theme of the meeting, which
was the conservation and production
of foodstuffs, to engage in berating
terms of the enemies of the United
States. The meeting was solely for
the purpose of discussing ways and
means of putting the state on an in
dependent basis, and it was that
theme that ran through all of the
speeches delivered yesterday morn
ing.
j. j. Brown, state commissioner of
agriculture, outlined the purpose of
the meeting, and it's work can be
summed up as follows:
The state agricultural council on
food production and conservation
was made the official organization of
Georgia in accordance with the re-
quest of the United States govern
menu
Governor Harris was authorized to
appoint a commission of five men to
proceed to Washington to unraveI the
fertilizer problem, taking it up with
the federal government.
Resolution adopted urging the land
owners to rent their lands to tenants
for a part crop raised thereon, and
not for all of the cotton, as is the
general plan.
Let New Things Alone.
Suggestions made by DIR. A. NJ.
Soule, president of the state agri-
cultural college, on the conservation
of food. DIR. Soule urged the plant
ing of staple, fruit and garden crops,
and urged the farmer to let ''the
new and untried things alone"
The conference unanimously dis
approved the idea of fixing the maxi
mum price which should be paid for
cotton.
A change in the basis of credit
given by bankers was urged, with the
suggestion that money be lent on all
crops and loans be conditionaIly car
ried over.
The canning of all vegetables and
fruits was urged by Miss Lois Dow
die, head of the canning club depart
ment of the state college of agricul-
ture.
C. B. Lewis, president of the
Georgia Bankers association, outlin-
ed the new policy of the banks in re-
gard to livestock. He said the bank
ers will finance the stocking of farms
with cattle and hogs.
DR.. Peter F. Bahnsen urged the
raising of livestock.
Joe Hill Hall introduced a reso-
luton. which was promptly passed
to request the governor to appoint
a commission of five to go immediate
ly to Washington and urge the feder-
al government to aid in securing fer
tilizers needed for crop productions
in Georgia.
Various county delegates, in brief
and enthusiastic speeches, pledged
cooperation in the food crop cam
paign.
The campaign will be conducted
through the recently appointed state
food council of fourteen members,
headed by ]. j. Brown, commissioner
Of agriculture, of which j d. Weaver
of Dawson is member.
At the meeting were some of the
states best known men, among them
representatives of the Georgia gen.
eral assembly, farmers who have big
and little farms, bankers who do bust
ness with the farmers, supply men
who handle their crops and profess
sional men who attend to their legal
business. A number of Terrell coun-
ty farmers, business men and bank
erS attended tho meeting