The Leader, enterprise and press. (Fitzgerald, Ga.) 1915-1921, 1920-08-16
ADVERTISEMENT
TO THE PUBLIC AND ES-
PECIALLY TO THE FARMERS
Fitzgerald, Ga, Aug. II, 1920


| have been asked, as president OF
president of the Farmers Union, @,
Ben Hill County, to give expressions
of my views concerning the meeting
held at the Courthouse last Tuesday,
wherein the discussion of the farmer
and his business were made; to my
mind those who were not there
missed great treat that was in store
for them. Those present carried
home with them the conviction of the
necessity Of more thorough organ
ization for the betterment of the
farmers condition.
| do not wish to say anything
about the barbecue because my mind
goes out on wild chases and my very
being doubles up at the thought OF
when and where we will have an
other.
The greatest disappointment of all
came to the ladies present who were
expecting every moment to hear the
address Of Mrs Bessie Wood, Home
Demonstration Agent. But for some
reason she did not speak. The ladies
feel as though they were sighted.
The enlightment that was in store for
them had vanished unexpectedly.
The address of Mr.. Coverdale, Sec.
of the National Farm Bureau, was
one Of construction and was deliv-
cred with great care and thought.
giving almost in detail the organi-
cation and operation of the Feder-
alton of Farmers of the State OF
Iowa, its purposes and accomplish
ments. He brought home to us the
convictions that the great State of
Georgia should have just such an or
ganlzation, not for the purpose of
striving to better conditions, but for
cooperative purposes and 'bv collect
ing few dollars from each farmer
and placing it in the treasury for the
purpose of their protection, thereby
aiding them to pool their produce and
at the proper time sell to an advan-
tage.
1t is needless to say something
must be done, something will be done
# it takes striking on the part of the
farmer to do it. Does the public con-
tnue to believe that the farmer to
do it. Does the public continue to
believe that the farmer has no sense.
Bless your dear life, at one stroke
they could paralize the world. They
are being blead until the last drop is
about to fall. Who is it that would
not save the last drop? Our farming
industry IS paralized.
The Government and the great
combined forces (grafters) year af-
ter year urge the farmers to plant
more crops, strive with all your might
to make more tocd stuff, the world
IS u: need OF =. Go flom sunrise to
sunset IN the rain and cold, and with
yoSr children get out and make it.
The world is looking to you for it.
They say almost i'll unmistakable
terms, Let your children grow up
in ignorance, What do we care. lust
so we get the stuff? Let them 90
into the heat sunburned and poorly
clad. What do we care, just so we
get the stuff? Let them grow up
Sickly from exposure and the strain
OF every nerve trying to feed the
world. What do we care, just SO we
get the stuff?
Now it is made and it turns out to
be bumper crop The world cannot
consume it, it cannot be disposed of
even at the cost of production. Here
the last drop of blood has fallen
What will you do? The high wages
demanded by labor has brought
about great increase in freight rates,
! this rate is tackled on the price of the
article sold. We have to pay. but
the last drop of blood has fallen,
| what will we do? This freight rate
IS added to the price OF what we sell.
Our boys are discouraged, nothing to
improve the farm with, no vacation,
no money to spend for their comfort,
The demand from the public works
is less hours and more pay, and a
decrease in the High Cost of Living.
The high cost of living is the prod.
uce raised by the farmers. This
stroke is directed at the farmers. and
the last drop of blood has fallen,
The idea has been conceived and
VIII be carried out, The meeting was
a great educational success.
| Yours truly,
WESLEY r. WALKER.