Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1921-08-31
MAl6Es y eLAIN sTATEsytRsNT s
Conce, ming Spls and Distribution OF
Improved Farm Machinery.


Never before has the inter-de-
pendence OF thc country and ci.y-of
agriculture and industry-been so
forcefully emphasized rs during the
past few MONTHS" declares Arthur
Brown, local dealer for the Samson
power farming machinery. ~
1.-THE present economic condition,
resulting from postwar defiation,
proves conclusively that tho farmer
is just as dependent upon the city as
the city is dependent upon the far
mer. In the highly specialized sys-
tenn Of American civilization no one
class or group can prosper independ-
emily Of the other groups.
"When the farmer refuses to buy,
or is unable 10 buy, factories close
down, working men are thrown out
Of employment, the consumption Of
feed drops off, the prices Of farm
products drop lower and lower, the
banks refuse to lend money and call
in their outstanding loans, and bust
ness is at a standstill.
This Is more than a theory. Last
fall in small manufacturing town
in the Middle West a factory was
compelled 20 close because Of lack
Of demand for it's Dfuducts lu any
men were thrown pit.of wo~k and
the consumption OF 2SGal IN tdaG,cNc
town alone dropped Oh SSO,Otn peH.
month. When people are UUi a. worl;
they simply cannot buy abunGentiy
of the farmers produce. and tn a.
nancial predicament Of the agricultL
raj communities is further aggraA
waited.
The farmer is dependent upon the
city worker to buy what lie raises;
the manufacturer is largely depend
cnt upon the agricultural communi-
ties to buy what he makes-and if
his goods are not sold his employees
are thrown out Of work, and their
buying power is crippled, which, i'm
mediately affects the sale Of farm
produce; the banks tighten up and
the condition becomes worse than :
before.
".aaH ) have an endless circle
OF which explains our
I ,nt lu ness depression
'"' 'h.E'r low every one wants busi-
uu.s nDen up but most Of us
wait for the other fellow to make the
first move.
- "Mind you, I, am not saying that
the fault is with the farmer, or the
mauutaatnr&; % !Ilo BANTER, o. lhy
deolor. OF With iu! ono g,a8. i,'s
ort,rEbolE :, tnr5ls--ysYr,'r ,vstet }I.soy.
lenr-.ano II every ono VIII 20 his
CNil share without waiting TO see
what the other fellow is going to do,
the problem will soon solve itself.
"The farmer should buy what he
needs-that is nothing more than
auulu.G aunse--because if man
Ie~l,y Nen1, thing he pays for it
Wnc,"cr h buys it or not.
''Nr"G!t. is applied to so basic an
'.dus'rv y agriculture, should be
stretched to tho limit.
''The manufacturer should do
everything within his power to keep
the wheels Of industry moving, even
though it may be necessary to oper-
ate at loss. BY doing so he is keep
ing the city man employed, thereby
insuring his purchasing power and
safeguarding the future Of the man
ufacturcr's own interests.
"Of course, when you come right
down to it, few Of us are really phil
anthropists at heart. We Americans,
Of the great middle class--including
farmers and implement dealers-are
more interested in our little problems
than in the matter Of Saving the
country
"But it isn't a question Of philan-
thrOpy. It's a question Of doing q
thing because 1t will pay--a question
Of constructive selfshness-and I'm
not trying TO pass the buck to the
other fellow. Right now | am lining
up my little business in accordance
with this prescription. | am going to
sell farm operating equipment for
considerably less than the manufac-
turing costs, with terms that take
into consideration the financial con-
dition Of the farmers Of this COM