Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1917-10-15
OPPOSE REGULATION
COTTON SEED PRICES
COMMISSIONER j. j. BROWN GOES
TO WASHINGTON TO MAKE PRO-
TEST-URGE EXEMPTIONS FOR
FARMERS ALSO.

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control of the price of cotton seed,
in any degree' whatsoever, Commits
sioner of Agriculture j. j. Brown has
gene to Washington for conference
with Food Administrator Herber C.
Hoover.
commissioner Brown was accomp-
anied by Director l.. B. Jackson of
the Georgia Burea of Markets and
President J. H. Mills of the Georgia
Farmers Union; and this delegation
along with representatives from other
cotton states, will stoutly protest
against any interference whatsoever
by the government with a free and
open market for this product.
I'VE stand unequivocally and en-
phatically against interference in any
shape, form or manner with the price
of cotton seed, Commissioner Brown
said Cotton seed, like every other
product of the farm. should have at
all times, free and open market,
subject solely to the natural law of
supply and demand
THE market for hog lard has al
ways been the bass or determining
factor in the price of cotton seed oil.
If the status Of the products of cot
ton seed won't warrant a price of
$1,000 or $4,000 ton for cotton seed,
when cotton seed is bringing that
price in open market, then why not
but the products of cotton seen on
patty with lard?
When at the beginning of the war,
the South was suffering and cotton
seed was selling at $14 a ton, the
government didn't turn its hand to
raise the price. Therefore, if it is
!. worth five times that price or more
in the open market today, there is
no reason on earth why the govern
i ment should take any step to depress
it, and we shall resist any such action
to the full extent of our ability.
L.
Following this confe. ence we hope
and believe we shall be able to make
the announcement that the government
will net inso~ce-o in any manner
whatsoever With the cotton seed
market"
Another object OF Mr.. Browns
visit to Washington this week is to
to take up with the war department
and such other authorities as may De
| necessary. the question of young men
whose presence on the farms is abso-
lutely essential to their operation
| In view of the imperative food sit
uation, this is regarded as more neces-
sary than ever, because the harvesting
of the present crops must soon be fill
lowed by preparations for greater pro-
Gurtion than ever. 1t is pointed out
that winter work is going to mean
| much to next years production; and
| if the men are taken away from the
| farms it will seriously interfere now
only with this work, but with the
planting and cultivation in the spring
1t is the belief of the department
that exception should be made, per-
J manently, in those those cases which
! it is clearly necessary to guarantee
! the safety of food production.
nj Organization of the Cotton States
Official Advisory Marketing Boart
will be completed at a meeting in
Washington this week of members Of
the board from each of the cotton
D growing states. Georgia is repre-
I scented by Commissioner Brown
! Director Jackson and President J. H
| Mills of the Farmers Union.
The work begun in New Orleans
! will be carried further, an executive
committe will be name and organized
rules and regulations will be adopted
} governing the workings Of the organ
4 ization.
! One of the most important things
I to be done is to secure an expert
I statistician who viii be permanently
employed by the board While this
statistician may not be secured at this
J time step will will be taken to get in
j touch with any capable OF filing the
position and who may be available
} for it. The board expects to get i'm
mediately to work with the problems
in han1.
y The time for planting winter wheat
is here, and from now until ealy De-
cember, all the wheat possible should
be sown in every county in the state.
The serious food situation confront
ing the country, and as a result OF
which government regulation is