The Monroe journal., 1921-05-13

Who chirp advice to farmers"
The condition of the cotton market
reminds me: 'How's your cold. DON
ald?" "verra obstinate" And how's
your wife?'' About the same"
The farmers are again criticised.
saying the all-cotton. one-crop farm
ing system in the South has kept mill
lions of white men in the worst sort
OF economic peonage for decades.
Urging the raising by Southern farm
ers: LESS cotton and more cows.
Speaking of cows. reminds me: a
Virginian. seeking election TO Con-
gress. was travelling with friend,
who introduced him to many of the
voters. This" said the friend to one
old fellow, lis Mr.. Smith of Blank
Vile. OF course, you know him; at
least by reputation" Il can't say
that l do" was the rather chilling
reply. 'A all events" continued the
friend, you know his father, Colonel
Smith. who fought with Lee!" "0h,
yes. know the colonel, He's fine
mani" Then you will surely vote
for his son. I'm not so sure about
that. It's not every COW that has a
calf like herself" What we really
need Is not less cotton and more
cows, but more bulls and less bears:
more lions and less hares.
Speaking of the farmer and his
farming and marketing his cotton,
the following explains where they fall
short and this evil they are going to
try and correct by some wonderful
system OF warehousing. Reminds me
of the following conversation:
What have YOU got on your
wagon?"
"A bale of cotton.
What grader"
Il don't know"
What staple?'
Il don't know"
What does 1t weigh?"
II don't know
What priee?'
Il don't know
And then he made thise terse conf
ment:
Cant your four-year. old son sell
a bale of cotton just as well as you
can on basis of such ignorance?
Let's determine thet We will never
again suffer tie humiliation of hav-
ing To offer our cotton for sale un-
der such distressing circumstances,
and that we will provide ample fa-
cilities fer varehousing, grading,
stapllng. Weighing. and pricing our
cotton. selling il in our own time and
in our chosen market. and not at a
masters bidding getting our pay IN
cash and not reeeipted mortgage
nut the average Georgia Crack
err" Is smarter than this. and gets
full market value for his crop--it's
easily remembered how at Fitzgerald.
Georgia. the farmers sold their farms
TO a yankee colony" and in a few
years. the farmers had their farms
back. and all the Yankee" money.
The movement so far don't seem
10 be working smooth something
wrong with the self starter we pre-
sumo. It's certainly high time some
one really started something. Re-
minds me:
A good doctor knows what effect
his medicines will have
"For Heavens sake. give me a
drink OF hooch. auick!" exclaimed
thirsty sufferer, laying down a dollar
on the bar.
The bartender gave the man a
sharp look. Then he filled a glass
and pushed IL toward the customer.
AT the same time sweeping the dollar
bill into the till.
The man drained the glass at
gulp and set II down empty on the bar.
Now" said the bartender rough
ly. "get out of here!"
WHY" protested the customer, Il
haven't started anything"
mo" said the bartender, "but you
will In a minute"
We have been wishing for the time
we could say "the worst is over" and
we are getting our tongue ready and
It's bound TO come soon. II will not
be long before the hum OF all the
snindles will be making music to the