The Brunswick news. [volume] (Brunswick, Ga.) 1906-2016, 1921-08-06
HARVEST TIME.

The News of Friday it was clearly
proven by vitality interested meTt
chants and business men that the
economic situation is vastly better
than it was sixty and nine days ago.
with every promise of steady improve,
ment and early return to normally.
These solicited statements very fairly
reflect the general sentiment prevail
ing in Brunswick land It is most heart
ening to know that the9 same conf
dence broadcasts Estate and natiop4
Incidentally. it may be well to sag
that this viewpoint is not one OF re-
ceptive mental attitude blindly CROP
ing for a footing, but is grounded or
a daily increasing volume ofstrade. the
soundest base in the world 1t is true
enough that the business acceleration
is not of the leaping, bounding type
but it Is markedly appreciable and.
therefore assuring as to the future
Apart from the business chaos that
invariably follows the transition from
a high pressure economic state TO .
saner level and consequent readjust-
ment of every financial endeavor, the
current reaction is fastened and IN
spired by the fact that it is harvest
time al lover the land. This means
that the golden dollars of wheat and
corn and other grains. Dlle the varied
minor products of Mother Earth from
which humanity draws in some form
all its wealth, is nearing the point
where it must join its tremendous
forces with the new order of things
When this confluence is attained pros
perity and it's running-mate happi-
ness, will overrun the land undisturb-
ed by hectic element Of sort or kind.
Reports from the west and middle.
west, the wheat and corn states, are
emphatically certain in tone and as
pect, with millions of dollars about
ready to be placed in circulation. Flo,
time there was grave danger of the
live stock industry suffering heavily
because of short corn crop, Int this
has been dissipated by generous rains
which insure practically a full yield
of the needed cereal. In the Pacifif
northwest the situation is equally en-
couraging. Prosperity in these re
mote sections indirectly permeates
and stimulates business in every quar-
ter of the union.
In the Southland the economic and
industrial status has reached thai
plane of full confidence which Is tht
very essence OF progress and devels
opment. The age-old heralded money
crop, cotton, was reduced Ut least
d quarter in acreage. foodstuffs taking
Its place. This means relatively
small cotton crop and sharp advance
in price IL the excess of last and pre-
vious years is exhausted or apprecis
bly, reduced, as now seems practically
assured. The planting Of largely
Increased foodstuffs acreage means
that the farmer will be saved the need
Of sending his dollars away for man.
commodities. The pork bill of Geor
gia cannot be considered as foreign
liability since the domestic production
about equals the demand, and las
year there was considerable pound
ace to spare. In the matter of beef
however. we are not so fortunaf
though our buying outside will be con
siderabIy less than half the bill of tel
years ago.
Viewed from every angle the out
look Is singularly rosy, with little
or no likelihood of serious disappoint
ment of widespread nature. II Is
mere platitude to say that the last
twelve months have been notably ON
nous. but there Is no getting around
the fact that we have made 1t more
fcrehoding by refusing TO admit the
possibility Of n return TO prewar con
ditions until everybody was tinan
clally hatter than a p9ncake. Son
men and some businesses have beer
fattened almost beyond recognition
and some have been completely wiped
out because Of money tigh'ness, but
IN tas main we are pretty we'll off
inst how well of we wiz be better
able TO appreciate once we grasp the
fact that conditions might have heel
many times worse than they aetnall'
were. old Omar. the auaintest of nj
philosophers, tells as that THE bird
81 time has but little while to stay
and the bird Is on the wing" Only
believe the uncertainty and perplexi.
ties Of yesterday are swallowed :.
the primrose promise Of today and
the hright.huod hopes of tomorrow
aud You make your world a At place e
live. The eternal law of balance ane
Justice wiz do the rest.