The Marietta journal. (Marietta, Ga.) 1918-1944, 1918-12-13


1866 middling cotton went to 81 cents pound in
New York. We don't expect ffty-cent cotton now,
but do believe that all signs point to continued
prosperity and good prices.
Of all people the farming classes have the least to
fear from the future Everything points to high and
steady markets for everything they can raise with
improved methods of farming every farm is being made
! to yield more each year
i AS to the labor shortage by early spring thousands
of boys will be back the farms and it will not
be nearly serious it last spring, when every
man in the draft expecting be called, and farmers
doubt about what plant and how much to plant
After the first draft calls labor in shop and on farm
was entirely unsettled and almost demoralized Many
good under ordinary conditions, all bat worth
less at that time.
Now the labor supply is ever-ncreaslng one and
every factor favors the farmer
Then the merchants look forward to good
for when the farms prospecting the towns will
prosper any lines of business have been destroy
ed by the war; although of those least
were put out badly hurt.
In some instances the has worked hardship on
certain necessary lines of business but not many The
newspapers sufferers in this class The prices of
per up three times the normal and the trained
labor necessary both and high Added to this
the endless of free work they required
do the restrictions placed upon them by the
eminent at the time. However, they were loyal
and accomplishing.
The banks also were hard hit by the continuous with
drawal of funds put into the government loans and
other necessary work. and at the time the bank
themselves had to give large percentage of their
time this work, for which they received not
penny Other people also worked but the bankers all
had to work and work all the time in these matters.
Now we can see no for any to feel blue
about the future in this country and have many
things for which to be thankful.
Let us all dismiss our fears for the future and get
down to work and proclaim good times throughout the
land.
Every in this free land have good or hard
times just he wills, but if he wants good times he
will have to work for it.
The liquor forces are basing their hopes the
wine of France and the beer of Germany making them
lot of customers for them when boys get home again.
AS the season approaches it looks like the Kaiser will
have worry along without eating his Christmas dinner
in Paris again this year. if the allies don't take notion
to make jail-brd of him.
AS an abdicator and renouncer the Crown Prince
seems to be of the best
If the Kaiser should demand be tried by jury of
his peers, where earth could get jury of low
enough morals to qualify?
press dispatch says the Prussian government has
withdrawn the privilege heretofore held by the Hohen
zollern family of immunity from the law. Now amt
that nice.
This has been an off year for Kings and Emperors,
but the folks in Cobb County made good crops
An exchange complains of too many "profteering
hogs in neighboring county but pigs is Pigs in this
county, and they both home feeders and prize win
ners
The Brisbane investigation is uncovering unsavory
of the operations and influence of the German
paganda this country and its faint touches Demo
Gratis although do not believe Hoke Smith to be
of them Notwithstanding the labored efforts of The
Atlanta Constitution to attach it to him.
The fellow who has been married twenty-five years
and had with his wife, had better just
keep on letting her do she pleases about everything
Mr.. McAdoo resigned at good time to carry off all
the honors attached to the Office, and easily say
they are merted in his