Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1920-12-12
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the people of this forth the language of the
rotary of agriculture:
their ability requirements of food feed and
for clothing They have produced this the
face of difficulties the largest harvest in the history of
American agriculture with a single exception
Truly the American farmer makes fine Santa Claus who
delivers his gifts at all times of the year
But there another side this according to Secretary
decline This nearly
thing the farmers had SELL the points out
labor harvesting they compelled
substantially high those prevailing during planting and
cultivation
SANTA Claus Farmer his total than
that of 1912 and received $4,000 900 600 less for it.
OF much farmers continue in their
phanhopc mood for isn't good business receive less
pay for larger production Some time the farmer will stop being
from his Santa Claus role The Department of Agriculture firm
its belief that farming must become business and not
Santa .S Claus job
direct and the farmers have and
petive market reads Secretary Meredhs annual report
practices and furnish market information the farmer
that he take full advantage of modern business methods
the distribution of his commodities.
Farm financing the secretary suggests be done by the
farmers themselves comparatively
THE constant tcke southwark the negroes who
North the period plenty jobs and high makes the
The New York World contains lines negro
tionth that of especial interest Read them:
discharged during the business depreons have been forced
Buffalo by the police Raids have been conducted in the
Many negroes becoming frightened have left OF their own ac
of these withdrew liberal from savings banks
departed Pawnbrokers report
ed clothing and jewey enable them Employers
disturbed there has been surplus OF labor in Buffalo tor
Forced of Buffalo by the polcer For what crime or
crimes2 Merely that they were temporarily work and the
thrifty Buffalo authorities figured that Of them might call
public charity for thought best to force them
by the police while they had Of efenough
at least them without the portals of Buffalo
Indisminae raids conducted in the disct-for no
whatever Innocent people eorzed that they sacrifice
their belongings order of being guilty of the helm
sin of being out of Job not of their voiton
If that had occurred the South the Northern would
and the brother black himself much abused
But having served his having duly voted the Re
being run o town.
How many negro papers and negro preachers and leaders
cts of this We wonderT
average has long since learned that
IS best friend"
things Baltimore newspapers so report statement in
speech by prominent hnance dinner held that city
general geeng that that the of living decreasing will
be necessary to scale down wages to reasonable figure
In there be justice in this feeling
facts about the rise and decline Of the of living make obvious
ing most below leva of proper subsistence
The latest proof of this found figures just compiled by the
particular and almost the fraction the for the
whole by the Industrial Conference Board the present
of living.
THE Merchants Association finds that for the
New York the of living the end of November Just 90 10
per cent above the December The Industrial Confer
Board found that the of living of October e95
cent the July level The figures of the u S. Bureau
Labor Statistics while not brought to 50 late date tend
firm these estimates
1t is apparent from these figures that the of living
industrial cities of the taken whole just about double
figure No reductions therefore justhabe
unless have been than doubled this period if it
be contendd that worker entitled to have made advance
at all his standard of living in the six involved