Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1917-07-03
To the Boys and Girls of Georgia

which our owl country has at .ast be-
come involved. No doubt your magma
ton has been fired by the deeds Al valor
which have been recorded Probably
you have had a secret ambition TO take
part I'm this great struggle and have re-
GREETED that your years debarred you
from participation in IL as a soldier or
a nurse. OF in some other capacity in
which you might render your country
an acceptable service
II this be true. IL is my great priv
flege 10 point out how you can perform
a most important and necessary service
work at this time which will aid the
country you love TO perform its part In
this great world war with honor and
distinction
We have read that this was to be
war of science and OF machinery. II
was believed by those who organized II
that human nerves could not stand the
shock of the 42-centimeter gun or the
fnexpressibie horrors of the gas attack
But they were mistaken, as the record
of the great war shows. So. instead OF
being able to destroy the French ana
the English and the Russians in few
weeks or months. as they had antici-
mated. the war has now reached that
stage where the decision is TO be won
not by the employment OF such unholy
forces OF destruction. but through the
ability OF the nations concerned 10 feed
themselves and their soldiers adequate
w. The greatest war in history mas
derenerared into a struggle for food,
and the boy or girl who wields the noe
and cultivates even Few teet OF
ground becomes a patriot of the highest
order and is serving his country 10 the
best possible advantage The president
OF the United States and the oincerS OF
his cabinet have repeatedly stated that
the man VINO tills the soil and nelps 10
feed one OF our soldiers or the soldiers
of some of our allies is doing as nuch
and is performing as real and honorable
q service as the man who is assigned
20 the defense OF the front line trench
in the very face of the enemy
What a splendid and glorious thlhs
IL is. therefore, that every boy ana sIi4
an Georgia mayt axe an active part In the
great world struggle now going on anu
winch is 10 decide whether the noeFy
which the citizens OF the United Staets
have enjoyed in the past ana the lueals
for which our civilization STANDS are 70
~ maintained or 10 be superseded ana
ao~nfnsted BY the abominaole cohcep-
ton which seems 10 have taken TOUT
and hoursshed in the minds OF the huls-
The south has been importing SOW
100000 worth OF food per year ehiehE
from the west, and the president OF the
limited States and the ofncers OF ms
cabinet have asked that the people OF
tba south feed themselves this year
This is 10 be the great patriotic contrl-
bution of the south to the cause o.
struREling civilization Georgias snare
OF this task is 10 produce SSS'VVe'Vo"
worth of food this year. This means
that we must grow $50 worth per CAPT
"A Remember that this is no small
task IL Will call for the application VI
our best effort and energy 10 its soIu-
ton. We must Immediately attack the
problem with all the vigor and skill
which we can command Thirty dollars
worth of food. however. can be produc-
e5 under intensive cultivation on piece
Of ground 100 feet square A quarter
of an acre Of relatively poor land will
Yield $50 worth of food and One-half
acre but carelessly titled should pro-
duce this sum. Georgia has millions OF
acres of unoccupied land There are va
cant lots and waste places about every
city and town and village. Will you
not be one Of thousands Of Georgia
boys and girls TO take this message as a
personal command TO you TO shoulder the
hoe and the garden rake and till and
plant a small part OF the earth that you
may discharge your full duty as a citi-
Zen of the United States. in this crisis
and emergency which confrOnts our be-
be performing a patriotic service Of the
highest character and magnitude. You
will be doing your Bit not only in
keeping the home fires burning, but I'm
feeding the soldiers at the front. Can
you do less for the man who is willing
10 give his life that you may continue
10 enjoy the hOnOrs. the privileges and
the rights which our fOrefathers fought
for and which we have assiduously
fuFafwaT han t.
do less than this appeal calls for would
indicate that you are a Stacker and tina,
you lack patriotic devotion. that YOU are
( unappreciative OF service. that you are
unwilling TO make a sacrifice at the
time when the whole Of the covilized
world is called on to give of their all
without restraint or stint for the cause
OF freedom and the maintenance of
Democratic ideals throughout the world
feel that the boys and girls of
Georgia who read this message and who
appreciate the privilege and opportunity
II brings TO them vii respond to this
call with an enthusiastic vigor and de-
termination OF purpose that will enab BILE
them to- discharge the duty and obIiga-
tlon OF the hogr in a thoroughly salts
factory manner
MARKETING GEoReIA's SURPLUS
CROPS.
In the present stressful period. we
must give special attention to the prob
lens concerned with the marketing of
the products which we will grow dur
Ing the year The small farmer. is
somewhat at sea on the subject He is
or the opinion. for instance that if he
grows a small quantity OF something
he will not be able TO sell f. It is
the duty and responsibility of the bust
ness men to establish warehouses in
every town and community and to I'M
dertake TO receive and handle the
products Of the farmer at reasonable
cost and on a basis which will enable
the farmer to grow foodstuffs and make
living therefrom. The variety and
extent OF the crops we are able to grow
H. Georgia this year will be determined
In large measure by the willingness of
the business men to aid in the solution
OF the market problem. This certainly
should not he difficult i'm a state where
We are importing $4,000 900 worth OF
fcOdstufrs a year or $40 per capita In
the larger towns and cities warehouses
should be esta hlished and the business
men should advance the necessary capt.
tai to operate them We handle the cot
ton crop largely on a cash basis. and
we handle "a by warehousinC IT, Why
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