Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1921-08-31
MAKES 4 PLAIN sTATEsrBET
Concel ming Sa3o and Distribution Of
Improved Farm Machinery.

Never before has the 1nter-da-
pcndence OF The country and ci.y-of
agriculture and industry-been SO
forcefully emphasized as during the
past few months" declares Arthur
Brown, local dealer for the Samson
power farming machinery.
The present economic condition,
resulting from postwar deflation,
proves conclusively that the 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 to 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.
''rhis is more than a theory. Last
fall in a small manufacturing town
in the Middle West a factory was
compelled 20 close because Of lack
Of demand for it's products lnany
men were thrown ult OF Work. aud
the consumption OF Heat IN EhaE5rNe
town alone dropped Oh 5&0,nGo p3na
month. When people are UUt e work +
they simply cannot buy abuNGpn:lY
OF the farmers produce, and tn =
nancal predicament Of the agricultA
raj communities is further aggrae
vatcd
"The farmer is dependent upon the
city worker to buy what he 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 y
before .
'EhaH " have an endless circle
o1 lcpUacucies- which explains our
mt nG ness depression.
'h3S' ow every one wants busi-
mess &" zen up but most Of us
wait for the other fellow to make the
first move. .
-" Mind you, 1, am not saying that
the fault is with the farmer, or the
mduuIa atnr%T, OF Tie Dan'ror on th0
,leoior, or Nth pn! one c,a9s IT'S
SNtrfbclf2f rAt.7I. ~vFci, .etay }scSssia
leu~-"an0 + cv"r> one wilt = o his
fuil SHARE without waiting 20 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
a,HlUaU nse-because if man
,9al,y He1, thing he pays for it
"pe,N"r 3. buys 1t or not.
''lrcajt rs applied to so basic an
.udUa'ry ~ agriculture, should be
stretched to the limit.
1.-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 a l0Ss BY doing so he is keep
ing tho city man employed, thereby
insuring his purchasing power and
safeguarding the future Of the man.
ufacturer'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 a
thing because it will pay---a question
Of constructive selfishness--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
munity. But, Of course. that's a sub
ject for the advertising pages instead
Of The news columns of your paper