Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1917-03-02
Helpful Cooperation.
Between Tom and Country.

The Dawson News touches subject OF impor-
lance to the entire State we'll to its own COM
uunity when it urges a closer cooperation of
urban and rural interests. Time when the af-
fairs of business men and farmers were regarded
as if they were wholly unrelated if not antagonls-
tic except in rather a narrow province OF buying
and selling The idea of town folk and country
folk getting together plans OF common interest
and working together for the whole eountry's we'll
being was once as strange now 1t is familiar
The forward-looking merchant banker realizes
today that the conquest of the boil veeyil the pro-
ducton of foodstuffs the building and maintenance
of good roads and all else that promotes farm pros
perty are no less important the city than to the
country AS for the farmer, the Dawson News
truly observes:
He wants a market for what he produces,
conducted along safe and substantial lines he
wants proper attention given to the roads over
which he must travel; he wants cooperation in
the educational system; he wants place to
hitch his horse OF park his car when he comes
TO town. These things are being looked after
BY the modern town. and 1t is bringing about
cooperation that will result in finer spirit
between the town and the country"
Toward this deeply desirable end much is be-
ing done by broad-minded boards of trade and
chambers of commerce. Such institutions rem
veIopment of the rural territory around the towns
Or cities they represent Indeed. the surest way
TO build up a city is to conserve and develop its
outlying farm resources This has always been the
policy OF the Atlanta Chamber Of Commerce, which
has planned and worked for rural interests not
only in Fulton county and the Fifth district but
also in the State as a whole The Atlanta Cham
Der did pioneer work in the campaign for more
abundant production of food crops and food ami
nvz14ar - adrndc
against the bon weeEfl Other organizations of
this kind are reaching out upon similar lines in
number of Georgia towns.
Especially useful in fostering closer relations
between town and country has been the work of
the State Chamber of Commerce. For nearly three
years the State Chamber has conducted earnest
and effectuaI movement for the development of
market facilities for GeorgiafaIsed food products,
and In this connection it has appealed constantly
the merchant and the farmer to get into closer
relations, not merely for purposes of individual
profit. but also for mutual hepfutness. The same
.Hne OF endeayor has been taken up by civic and
commercial bodies in various parts OF the State
and also by county and district associations Of farm
.srs The result is that a number Of towns have
tzblished markets for the surplus meat and grain
and vegetables produced in the surrounding coun-
Try and also have provided adequate banking faeil-
1es for the special aid OF farmers who wish pro-
dses such staples.
In matters of health and education and social
welfare less than IN matters Of business the in
terests OF town and country essentially one In
sanitary conditions in the remotest rural district
potential menace to city through contami-
nzti@ of milk OF water supplies. Good schools
throughout county of great material. and
moral value to urban as wen as rural interests
Furthermore. with the development of good roads,
automobiles and interurban trolleys, more city
workers than ever before making their homes
in the country, and at the same time residents of
the country being brought IN closer touch With
the city. Thus the interests Of the are becom-
ing more and more interdependent and are calling
for larger measure OF cooperation.