The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1917-11-30
STARVATION, COLD AND
PESTILENCE PREDICTED
Herbert Quick, Federal Farm Expert,
Believes Next Winter Will Cost More
Lives Than Any History.
(By Basil NJ. Manly.)

(By Basil H. Manly.)
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Inc and pestilence are the oldest
Yartnershin in the world, and they arc
still doing business said Herbert
Quick, federal farm loan commission
er, in reply to a question about econo-
mic conditions produced by the war.
Lots Of reocle have been dnluded
by our long unbroken prosperity into
a comfortable feeling that this an
cient partnership had been dissolved,
or at least had ceased to operate in
this land Of boundless resources.
But they are going to find out before
long that 'nese three :inistes :a,:
ners are as uas !ly -:
Next winter will cost more lives
by starvation, cold and pestllenee
than any other in history.
''We have never Known famine in
SAis country except for brief periods
IN localities cut OF from the rest OF
the nation, but We are soon going to
know something of what famine
means. When the price OF food reach
es the present levels, which pnt
even the necessities of life out of the
reach Of large part OF the people,
those people are really famine-strick-
en- Just as much as If they were in a
country where there was no food.
'What do you mean by famine, any
how? We certainly don't mean that
a country is famine-stricken only
when It is entirely bare of food. II
we do, then there never has been a
famine in any country. The people
with plenty Of money in every coun-
try have always been able to get food
no matter how great the famine.
A'The rich in Ireland not only had
food during the worst Of the Irish
famine, but food was exported. India
also exported some food throughout
all her famine periods. No. all that
is meant by famine is that the price
of food has reached such level as tc
put it out of the reach of the mass Of
the people.
ave Americans are dangerously
close to such famine now and very
considerable number Of our people are
actually stricken at this very
time.
"It will be famine for the entire
population. if during the next year We
90 not mobilize armies. Just as we'll
trsiaed and Disciplined as our mill
tarv forces to take control of the
lands of this country and cultivate
them.
"Our lands must be put to their
most productive use or we are going
to find ourselves unable to maintain
our armies and the civilian population
necessary for their support. If we are
going to be successful. we must put
into the problem Of developing these
lands some measure Of the energy
FORESIGHT and careful planning that
we have given to raisisg an army.
"In putting onr idle lands to work
we must consider two other great
factors, labor and transportation. The
land thst. is living unused near cities
and GREAT industrial centers particu-
1ar,v onoht TO ha rrt TO work because
II wonld relieve the strain on our al
ready over-burdened railways.
"Thore Sc enough rnneed Iand with
in 20 r,inrtes' ride from New York
citv holt to ernr1v all the vegetables
and truck eradan o~oduce for the en-
4ira citv. and va+ New York draws on
Florida and California for a large
mart of. its Trash food. WHY? Re
ca,,se tha 1on1 in tho VICINITY of New
York is worth from ssHA to $4,000 an
acre. which nuts It out of the reach
of the peonle in New York who are
capable Of using it.
"These hioh 1anS valves have 'heen
crested nv no other cause than the
growth Of New York and It's surround
ing cor,nrri+ies and the neor1e who
own the lsnd have on1v LEGAL title
and NOT q 1,,oral rioht ho rean the rich
rewards or this rouuIation growth
"To the naet wn Americans have
haon easy-eoino about tha whole 1ao9
oreef,o, hooorea thnro has hoen no
rbarn reooesitv to drive Us to solve
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