The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1920-12-21
HARDvvICk OUTLINES
FARM FINANCE PLAN
CASH MARKET FOR OTHER
CROPS BESIDES COTTON is
A VITAL NEED, HE SAYS.

ATHENS, Ga.--Establishment of a
comprehensive brokerage system main
tanned by the state for the benefit of
farmers and producers in Georgia and
extending to all counties to enable
quick marketing of products which
will be backed by ample funds to
make its operation. certainty is the
far-reaching proposal Thomas w.
Hardwick, governor-elect, made in
speech here Wednesday before several
hundred county farm demonstration
agents.
Providing cash market for other
crops in addition to cotton, Mr.. Hard
Georgia now
Mr.. Hardwick said the establish
ment of brokerage system func-
tioning through an expanded state bu-
reau of markets will be one of the
most important policies he hopes to
carry out during his administration.
People Tied to Cotton.
"The people of Georgia have been
hog-tied to cotton as a money crop
long enough" he said. "The present
situation should be lesson enough to
all who have the best interests of the
state at heart. We've got to raise 9TH
er crops besides cotton, but we've
got to devise a system of marketing
which will make such crps money
crops"
Mr. Hardwick made it clear in his
speech that the creation of such a
system will be one of the big things
he. will attempt during his admins
tration. He announced that he will
seek to enlist the aid of all leaders
of thought in this line regardless of
their political affiliations. He said
his plan will be strictly non-polit-
ical one, that his mind is open to
suggestions from any source, and that
he will seek the aid of leaders of all
political faiths and creeds in work.
ing out the details of his plan.
Time to Do Things.
1.-THE time has come in Georgia for
us to do something" he said. 1--WE
have had worlds of talk reams upon
reams of paper has been used telling
what should be done, but beyond
some work necessarily desultory in
character because OF 1HSuuiClCul az
preparations we have done nothing.
Georgia has no money to spend for
more talk and more printing, but
Georgia has unlimited funds to spend
in the support of tangible working
brokerage plan which will bring the
markets of the world to Georgia and
will permit the farmers and produc-
ers of Georgia to obtain the highest
market price for their products at all
times, regardless of the remoteness of
their location.
Time to Diversity.
THE time has come for us to make
real efforts to diversity. | am satisfied
that we will never get anywhere until
we provide real, serviceable, work.
ing, functioning marketing system.
We may be able to perfect it in short
time 1t may require many months,
maybe years. But the first step must
be taken, and hope that it will be
taken early in my administration. De-
fects found in the first system can be
brought out and remedied. The first
step will be to expand the present bu-
reau of markets into big brokerage
system operated by the state for the
benefit of the people of Georgia"
Mr.. Hardwick outlined his plan here
as a general proposition. He said diff
ferences OF opinion necessarily will
arise over details, but said high mind
ed and patriotic men can work these