Atlanta tri-weekly journal. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1920-19??, 1921-08-20

assist in the orderly marketing
Of crops in his part of the coun-
try.
MACON, Ga, Aug. ia resolu-
ton passed by the Georgia Farm
Congress, in session at the city au-
ditorium, placed that body on record
as favoring the total elimination OF
cotton as crop in Georgia for
twelve months, and urged that
lawful means be taken to see
that not a stalk of cotton is plant.
ed during the quarantine which
should be under the direction of the
department of etymology in the state
The action of the State Agricultural
association and farm congress came
as climax to day of great activity
during which time Cordele was
chosen as the meeting place for 1922.
after fight waged by supporters of
Cornelia, during which debate the
partisans rose to question of per-
sonal privilege time and again in
acrimonious discussion.
The resolution, which is hailed by
the leaders in the farm congress as
the initial movement to abolish the
| growing of cotton for one year In
| the entire cotton belt, was introduced
| by Benjamin w. Hunt, a banker and
| planter, of Eatonton, Ga, who, in an
| lmpass1oned address rehearsed the
conditions attending the growing OF
cotton in this state and declared that
until the boil weevil was wiped out
by the absolute elimination of oall
cotton for a period of twelve months,
that the farmer would never be able
! to grow it at a profit.
| The Resolution
| I'VE do not want to emulate the
tobacco growers of Kentucky regions
and burn up pur neighbours property.
but we do believe that the law itself
can step in and through the depart.
ment of etymology declare a quar-.
| antlne, and police the state, to sec
that not stick of cotton is raised
on foot of Georgia SOIL" he de-
clared in presenting the following
resolution:
ut is the sense and judgment of
The state agricultural society, and
really proven fact, that cotton is
being planted, cultivated and mar
keted, at the smallest fraction cost
of raising that some combined ac-
ton is also necessary on the part
of, the cotton planters to save them
from hopeless poverty: that being
llaW-ablding people, we desire to pro-
|ceed with extreme measures only
with the laws sanction.
Therefore be it resolved, THAT we
desire legal action shall be taken to
stop the planting of cotton until the
Doll Weevil shall be under control or
exterminated
Resolved, further, That we ask
the advice and assistance the best
legal guidance available to accom-
plish the end desired; that the ag-
ricultural crop best adapted to the
profitable CROP
Following the introduction of the
resolution, state Commissioner OF
Agriculture j. j. Brown Endorsed it
in unqualified terms and stated that
following his first attempt to Sc
cure united action throughout the
cotton belt he had received several
offers of financial assistance from
prominent men in the state and that
one firm in particular, that of Gill
lam Brothers, in Maxey, had de-
clared they would send the state gov
eminent check for $4,000 to aid in
policing Of the state for one year IL
1t was decided to quarantine against
cotton. Mr.. Brown made an appeal
to the congress, citing the facts and
of the hopelessness of raising cot
ton at the present price in compe-
tition with the boil weevi1 and 4
speculative market, and urged the
members to adopt the resolution, call
ing it the first great step toward CO.
ordination of the states forces t,
defeat the boil weevil throughout
the cotton belt. The resolution was
passed unanimously.
M. E. Harvin, of Edison, was re-
elected president of the Georgia
Agricultural society Thursday. Other
lofficers elected included the fol-
flowing: Vice president, James H.
Mills, Jenkinsburg; secretary. r. c..
lBreckman, Macon; treasurer, w. g..
Middlebrooks, Macon.
The agricultural society concluded
Its business at the morning session.
1.-The State Horticultural society prob
lahly finished Thursday afternoon.
with the adjournment of the latter
i the Farm congress will come to a
Iclose.
Fruit Growers Underpaid
One of the most interesting adj
dresses Of the convention was made
Thursday by B. w. Hunter, of Cor
Inelia, president of the Georgia Fruit
Exchange He declared that some
Thing was wrong WHEN, although the
Georgia fruit crop this year brought
$40, 100000, the producers received
Ionly about 100000. He pointed out
that the railroads received for freight
charges So per cent of the. total
amount and the merchants who re-
tailed the fruit received more than
the men who produced the crop;
Something is wrong somewhere;
Tho declared. 'The growers should
have received at least Sl3,0OU,ouV.
We must find this fault and remedy
lit. 1t is a problem not for the trult
growers alone, but for all" He es-
timated that 10000 cars were ship
ped from Georgia during the last
season, and declared that althougn
lin many ways the season was sue
IcessfuI, little financial return was
left for the men who produced tins
lcron after expenses were paid;
The congress Wednesday nearu n
General analysis of the farming slt
1ation. which was termed the most
| serious in the history of the state,
and Thursday turned it's attentlo.l
to methods employed and sugges-
| lions for improving these metnoos'
Tennessee Roads Are
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