Atlanta tri-weekly journal. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1920-19??, 1921-11-22
NATIONAL FARM BUREAU
OPENS THIRD MEETING
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vel S1llCdIlOi VI CIODS Iledu DSeIl
preached by public men and news
papers for many, many years. and
that it would be preached for many
more to come, but that it would
accomplish nothing until good sys-
tenn of general distribution for farm
commodities had been worked out.
He said there was entirely too much
lost motion between the farmer and
the ultimate consumer. and that
some means must be provided where
by the slack would be taken up. The
farmer must have every advantage
of good markets placed right at his
front door. and be given fair profit
on his crops, before we can proceed
on the right plane. he said.
Governor Praises Georgia
The governor declared the state
has twenty-three out of a. possible
twenty-five varieties of soil, and is
capable of unlimited production of
practically any farm product.
"I know and I love every foot of
the soil of this empire state of the
south-from the spot where it's lofty
mountains pierece it's crystal blue
sky, to where it's rolling plains
stretch out to the sea. where the
roses never die and the flowers eter-
nally bloom-I love it. and in be
half Of this wonderful country and
it's peoples, I welcome YOU to Geor-
gia."
DIR. SOuIe's Address.
DIR. Soule in his address. outlined
the history of southern agriculture
for the past several years, showing
what an epoch making era the south
and the entire country had passed
through. He said that it was no
Y wonder that the south showed symp'
toms of paralysis, both in it's agri
culture and it's industries, in view
of the wartime prosperity and the
reaction that followed.
DR.. Soule introduced his remarks
by affirming that "all admit of a
crisis in the southern agricultural
field now" and that 'the welfare
of the entire country depends upon
it's correct diagnosis and application
of the best remedy"
Continuing, he said,1 in part:
after the balloon ascension and
a sudden drop to earth without a
parachute, is it surprising that both
our agriculture and our industries
exhibit symptoms of paralysis at
this moment? Might we not expect
so violent a reaction to leave us in
a sort of trance or coma? Is it not
true that too much luxurious living
has Slapped the moral fiber of our ma
tional life to a dangerous degree,
flood Sf1.il<in O
at the foundation of "the house built
upon the sand" cut out and destroy
ed some of our finer and nobler in.
stincts and left us. nothing worth
while in their place?
Need Independent VigOr.. =
"Now, can we free ourselves of
the present undesirable status of
mind and regain that position Of in
dependent Vigor which has so long
characterized our nation? Assured
ly, we need a stomachic, a quick
acting heart tonic; anything in fact
that will bring our best impulses
to the front and send us forth into
the field of ACTION with the will to
win. To accomplish the desired
ends, we must throw off the mental
and physical lethargy which now so
generally possesses US individually
and collectively. We must imbide
largely of the milk of human kind
ness because a generous spirit boasts
good fellowship. Let us eliminate
from our minds the idea and the feel
ing that the devil can take the hind
most Selfishness is prophet of
evil and it's display at a time when
the world longs for love, sympathy
and appreciation would be most I'M
fortunate. Let us reconsecrate our
selves to the ideals and traditions of
our forefathers, that government
of the people, by the people and for
the people may not perish from the
earth. ~
"The greatest sacrifice we home
stayers can make, we who were
safe and protected from the horrors
of war, is the surrender after all
of few dollars. Surely, we will not
hesitate to assume our part of the
white mans burden, enlist our
selves in the cause of civilization
and right about face and forward
march, for the reconquest by the
great seal of Georgia-Justice, Wis
dom and Moderation.
I'm a crisis such as we are still
passing through many mistakes
| were made. Some of these errors