The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1919-02-11

The house wife who goes to the
market or the store to buy meat,
leaves with the impression that these
are stringent times in the food BUSH
ness, and that meat must be awfully
| scarce to be so high.
But meat is not scarce in America.
1t is so plentiful that it is a serious
problem with some. Mr.. Hoover, for
instance, is all full of worry because
there are such large stores of meat in
this country and such a short demand.
Mr.. Hoover takes it to heart be-
cause it was through his constant urg-
ing that farmers all over the country
increased their stock of hogs and feed
crops and produced an unprecedented
number of hogs. Raise meat and win
the farmers took this exhortation for
what 1t seemed to mean and were
ready to win the war when, To- the
German machine began to weaken and
the end came without the American
fats.
There is very little foreign demand
for meat now. Our Allies" who had
men on the house top a year ago
reckoning to US to produce more meat
and more wheat or "the war will be
lost and now buying their supplies
elsewhere. They have left Mr. Hoover
the American packers. the American
farmers and the American govern
ment with the bag to hold, That
gratitude,
We got our American food prices
geared up pretty high during the war
There was food in other countries but
it could not be gotten through sub,
marine infested seas to England
France and Italy. Everything had to
come from America, hence America
was spurred to stretch herself and
raise food with which to win the war
To stimulate farmers to put forth their
best efforts the price of wheat was
placed at 1925 per bushel-not for the
last crop, but the next. The price of
hogs was fixed high enough to bring
out the best efforts to raise hogs. Our
allies were not kicking about the
price; VIVA. hey wanted was bread
and fats, and Uncle Sam was Santa
! Claus.
Nothing was said about what would
be done when the war ended. No one
thought to get a scrap Of paper signed
by our dear Allies, taking their pledge
to help US eat up our surplus after the
war. Mr.. Hoover was our agent abroad
and we supposed by what he was say
ing that it would take several years
for the world to catch up with its ap.
petite for eats.
Mr.. Hoover is a good natured fell
low and just took much for granted.
He thought our allies would like our
hams and bacon after the war just
as much as they did during the war.
But alas!
England and France have found
cheaper markets than America. They
have fo1ri .,heao tha5 they can buy
for less thar q dollar bushel. They
should worrv if Uncle Sam has his
contract out for wheat it was supposed
they would use at 1925 per bushel.
Uncle Samuel can just pay the bill
and send his surplus to the Belgians
en- the Armenians or somewhere. They
are strong for the dollar wheat-our
Allies are.
And so it is with meat. We have
big stores Of bacon ready to fill war
orders, but our customers have found
another place to buy meat. The price
is lower there They urged US to grow
hogs to supply their needs, and then
they begin trading with other cOun-
tries when we have our hogs fat and
ready for market.
But for the government regulated
price of hogs, whatever that regula-
ton is, we should probably see hogs
very much lower-and maybe meat
would be some lower. We have more
hogs than we have ever had. We have
large stocks Of meat-more than we