Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1919-04-15
Renewed Support and TRACE
Demand Caused Rise in Cotton
COTTON
In War and Peace
NM. l.. Carpenter & Co.'S latest marke

NM. l.. Carpenter & Co.'S latest market
review says:
The new crop season has started. In
ordinary years thIs would ia only can o lor
age planted. The character Of the winter
rains and early spring weather, and the
usual deduc tiOnS regarding possibilities OF
the ultimate yie!d-the biggest riddle ana
lottery in the world.
This year ali these discussions are still
the order of the day. but they are over
Swallowed by far by the end now Ill slght
Of the great war. The world has never
seen such terrible conflict or an up
heaval and destruction involving thirty ma
lions on both sides of the hemisphere. Few
peUpic realize that the forces facing one
another on the battle fields Of Europe and
Asia were drawn not only from the leading
uations-Belgium. France, Great britain
Italy, Japan, Germany, Austria hungary
and the United States, but also hundreds
Of thousands OF men were supplied by
India, South Africa, Portugal. China, Al
geria, Morocco, Senegal, Congo and far
Uff Anam and Siam
Brazil lent the aid of her navy in pa
trolling the South Atlantic. thus releasing
allied ships from that duty, besides sending
other warshpS to aid the convoy of Amer
lean troops overseas. Several American re-
sympathy by either declaring war or break
ing off negotiations with the common enemy
The reason we go into such an elaborate
description is to impress upon our friends
the enormous area and population of the
world outside of Europe which has been
directly affected by the war during the
past four and one-haif years, because every
State and section mentioned has felt the
strain.
With tension that las lasted for 50
many yCars--and the result of which ung
in the balance for 50 Longs finally re
aXcd. who can fathom what the rebound
will be? Remember, this has not been an
ordinary war i'll the distance, between two
nations with the ba.ance of the world
simply looking on. The pacific as well
as the Atlantic has been the scene of
naval battles. Ancient Palestine and the
Garden of Edcn-Pe"sia, Siberia and all Of
Europe with the exception Of few minor
states have been involved Africa-cast and
west-has been the scenes of desperate
struggles.
Now that League of Nations is assured,
cutting the word war out of the dictionary,
it is impossible to imagine the developments
which peace may bring in all these widely
separated nations and sections.
In Il survey Of the cotton situation all
this may seem to I've very far from the
subject, but the point is plain that the
future, in a broad way, holds out moth
ing but promise of better things, and when
such an outlook presents itself bearish
influences are ignored. Some wag once said
that Il bear must be some KIN TO the I'm
dertakcr, whose profits come from the losses
of other people, while the bull, no matter
what his other faults are, is looked upon
as Il benefactor by helping to increase the
value of fruits Of the soil made by the
man who toils--thc real wealth producer Of
the nation.
We may ignore the backward prepare
lions for the new crop and the unquestioEed
decrease i'll acreage. both of which are very
bulish. The time has come to expect Il
definite peace, and following that a world
wide relief from war pressure, in which
cotton will be one of the most active par
ticipants There is no room for short
selling under such condtions.-Per Hugh f.
AIcElroy.