The Cordele dispatch. (Cordele, Ga.) 19??-1971, 1918-03-13
GROW FOOD CROPS
STALL PRICE Fixing,
FARMERS OF SOUTH SHOULD
MAKE BIG FOOD CROPS

| sal 10 TX maximum price for cotton,
recently agitated, bears directly upon
the national call for greater food pro
duction, is strikingly indicated in an
| extract from a speech by Hon Clar-
ence Ously, of Texas, assistant sec
rotary of the United States Depart
ment OF Agriculture, which has just
been brought to the attention of the
Georgia Department.
Mr. Ousley is, naturally in a posi-
ticn to know just what he is talking
about, and, at the same tine, he is
"Cne Of u.s., a resident Of the largest
cotton state. His statement, there
fore, will furnish food for serious
thought to the farmers of Georgia,
as well as the entire south. Here is
what Mr.. Ousley said:
"rhe powers CT government are be-
ing greatly enlarged ii these times Of
war. We have some price fixing al
ready, and there is a clamor for more.
The cotton farmers Of the south are
a minority of the American people.
The majority in congress can compel
action i'll congress whenever it chooses
Nothing conceivable will be a greater
incentive to price fixing than an at
titude on the part of the southern
farmer which does not Indicate
disposition to respond to the govern
ment's request that the south feed it.
self. | would be the lost maa to sug-
geSt or approve any Interference
with the price which the worlds eager
demands have fixed and which com
pensates the cotton farmer for many
years of beggarly prices; but | would
net deserve your respect if did
rot call your attention to a possibili-
~ which, while think it is very re-
mote, is meme the less real. A hint to
the wise is sufficient"
Here is strong statement from a
southern man who has the Interests
OF his CWn people we'll at heart. Rep.
resenting the federal government he
is qualified to speak from its view
point, and he has dCae so iearlessiy.
The Georgia Department Of Agricul-
ture presents i as a matter which
every southern farmer will do well
to think about
Cars For Fertilizers
Feeling that the interests OF the
farmers Of Georgia, who are now right
ct planting ime, would suffer unless
sufficient freight cars could be So
cured to get to them the fertilizers
they so much need, Commissioner
Brown took the matter up with Di-
rec.or Of Railroads, w. G. McAdoo,
! strongly urging him to see that the
necessary cars are furnished promr-
! tly.
The telegram sent by Commissioner
Brown to Director McAdoo tells TIC
who!e story of the situation. 1t fol.
| lows:
The execution OF your order send
ine 1880 empty cars form the south
eastern states to the west, has been
practically completed. the effect Of
winch has been to almost paralv2c
ih2 shipment Cf fertilizers to farmers
The southern states are making their
greatest effort 10 respond t. the call
ot lhelr { mlry III food prcdGcti III
and all agencies have been strain
ing every nerve TO this end in face
of vastly depleted man power on the
farm.
This section is largely dependent
en- commercial fertilizers and it is
/ conservatively estimated that there
are 100000 which must move within
lie next thirty days in the southeast
ern states, or our production will be
seriously impaired. We appreciate the
Importance Of what you are doing
in sending these cars west, but we
feel that you should know what it is
about to do to the producers of this
section unless cars are supplied at
once.
1T has always been a problem here
at this particular period of the year
to get sufficient cars to move ferti-
lizers, and now with this general ex-
odus OF cars we are alarmed. What
relief can you offer us?
The Georgia Department of Agri-
cultur feels that the farmers should
know just what conditions exist. I'm
doubtedly, relief must come promptly