Atlanta tri-weekly journal. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1920-19??, 1921-12-20

Vlted me to come In ana De seated.
I found myself sitting right beside
ants, discouraged and disheartened,
have given up the struggle in Put
nam and moved to other parts, but
the vast majority are still on the
job. 1t is another story Of the sur
vival Of the fittest. .
Although cotton was a failure, the
fact is that the farmers of Putnam
county produced an abundance OF
food and feedstuff.
1t is to be doubted, however,
whether enough grain was produced
to supply the. country throughout
the year, but 1t Is encouraging to
know that the harvest of cereals
was larger than heretofore, and in
addition quantities of sweet pota-
toes, field peas and peanuts were
produced.
The Accent cotton perbd Of re-
cent memory seduced many farmers
to curtail their grain crops, other
wise the county today would have
a surplus.
"And the Accent cotton money
was not wisely expended by many
of our people" remarked Captain
Ezell. 1T believe enough money was
spent for automobiles and gasoline
in the fall Of 1919 and the spring
of 1920 to run Putnam county foe
three years, under normal condi-
TONS"
On Cash Basis
Vootnrio1 0i60 of
things in Putnam county, as ret1ect-
ed by conditions in Eatonton, it is
pertinent to remark that notwlth-
standing the destruction Of the cot
ton crop, there have been only two
business failures in. the town-a
bank and mercantile establish
ment. It is equally as interesting to
observe that the business of the
community is on cash basis strict
ly. Credit is thing Of the past.
eve are paying as we go, and we
are going fairly well, thank you.
all things considered" remarked
Judge Roy Stibbs, of the city court
of Eatonton. And that's about right.
Things were humnning along nicely
last Saturday, when I visited Eaton:
ton. The town, was crowded with
people, and the stores were doing as
well as could be expected in the cir
cumstances.
REWRITING to the underlying basis
of business activity at present, what
Captain Ezell said Of cotton mills
literally is true. The Imperial mills
are disbursing weekly $4,000 IN
payroll money, and the Eatonton
mills are putting out $4,000.
There is a big lot Of second
growth timber in Putnam county
and today there are in operation
in various sections thirty sawmills.
getting out this timber. which IS
being handled, in the main, by q
couple of planning mills. The sales OF
lumber, it IS estimated. amount to
$4,000 or $4,000 per month.
And now let me direct attention
to the real thing in Putnam county
-dairying. AS Mr.. Dance, my COM
panion upon entering the county. re-
marked, the dairy industry has con-
tributed wonderfully in the circum-
stances.
~ have made little-emphasis
on the little-money during both of
the last two years." said Mr.. Dance.
"But I was fortunate in not at
tempting to produce cotton on my
farm. All of nv land is devoted to
dairying; that is to say, I produce
food enough for my family and feed
aplenty for my COWS on the 12O
acres of land I have.
Tribute to b. w. Hunt
"I have not engaged in the sour
- loi h11cfnocS hn.
cause I am so situated as to be able
to ship sweet cream profltably, but
the sour cream industry has big pos
sibilities in the county
The development of the dairying
business in Putnam county Is a trib-
ute to a single individual in Eaton
ton-Benjamin w. Hunt, vice presl-
dent of the Middle Georgia bank,
and one of the most remarkable men
in the state Of Georgia.
Mr.. Hunt literally is the father Of
the dairy industry in Putnam coun-
ty-and Putnam county is in a class
by herself in the matter of dairy
cattle. There hasn't been time dur
ing the last two or three decades
when a farmer couldn't borrow the
limit from the Middle Georgia bank
on a bull yearling, provided only he
was a pure-bred.
A native Of New York state, Mr..
Hunt has been resident in Eatonton
since 1875, since which time he has
been identified with many ambitious
and successful movements for the
development of middle Georgia.
Notwithstanding his burdensome
routine Of daily business, he has
found time to experiment on many
lines for the development of the
south, as a breeder Of fine cattle and
horses, as a fruit grower, and as a
cotton planter. On all these varied
and dissimilar occupations his expert
ments have produced valuable re-
suits. The men who came after him
in the south, will find the path of
progress intellectually easier where
he has broken the way. He has per-
sonally visited the Island of Jersey,
selecting the finest types to improve
cattle, and the blood of his herd is
in evidence all over the south, and
been exported. He was the first man
in the whole world to successfully
immunize cattle against southern
or "splenic fever" and had not the
United States government taken up
the demonstration, his own discov-
cry would have saved the south mil
lions of dollars.
Exhaustive Investigation
Besides cattle fever he has inves-
tigated many obscure diseses not
treated in veterinary works and
which have proved great obstacles
to successful stock breeding in the
cotton belt. Among these is the
deadly affection known as "osteo
porosis'' in horses raised in alluvial
soil, which he has conquered. His