The Leader, enterprise and press. (Fitzgerald, Ga.) 1915-1921, 1921-02-25
VOL. XVI 10. "a
NO FERTILIZER FOR
BEN HILL MEN YET
Farm Bureau Rules that Prices
Are Still Too High
ENDORSES SCHOOL PLAN
Resolutions Commend Ashton
Project and Curb Market

Market prices for fertilizer are still
too high for Ben Hill county farmers
| at present prices of farm products.
it was decided at the meeting yester-
day afternoon of the Advisory Coun-
Gil of the Ben Hill Farm Bureau Fed
Grafton and the bureau will not make
contracts until special meeting Sat-
urday after the state convention in
Atlanta March 10-11.
The Ashton school consolidation
project, the Fitzgerald Curb Market
and the administration of Postmaster
! Will A. Adams were cordially en-
dorsed by the bureau. The minutes
of the meeting follow as officially in
scribed on the records of the bureau:
Ben Hill County Farm Bureau met
Thursday. the oath, 2:3O p. m. with
the chairman, M. Dickson presiding.
Minutes of the previous meeting were
read and approved.
J Bureau Thanks Woman's Club
Mrs. Lon Dickey appeared before
the bureau and discussed the prospec-
tive Curb Market which is to be
opened in Fitzgerald Saturday, March
5th, in front of the Post Office at 8
O'Clock a. m. Her talk was very in
teresting and instructive and was
highly appreciated by all members
present. Upon her departure resolu-
ton was passed expressing the thanks
and appropriations of the Bureau for
| the interest manifested by Mrs.
! Dickey and the Woman's Club of
Fitzgerald in helping to establish a
Curb Market for the benefit of the
farmers and the people of town as
we'll
| Mr.. A. J. Swords made report for
the Farmers Fire Insurance commit
tee and asked for more time and for
the committee to be increased to five
members which was done by adding
! James Davis and ]. B. Butts This
committee is to make further investi-
cations and report at the next meeting
| delegates to State Meeting
/ A notice of the annual convention
of the Georgia State Farm Bureau
! Federation which is to convene in
| Atlanta March the 10th and 18th was
read and the following delegates
elected; M. Dickson, Chairman, Mrs.
S. M. Whitchard, Vice-Chairman;
alternates, c. T. Owens and Mrs. R.
L. Stone
A motion prevailed to pay the ex-
penses of the delegates while attend
ing the Convention.
After number of fertilizer price
lists were considered the Bureau
unanimously voted to not contract for
fertilizers until material reduction
was made in the prices.
Mr.. w. R. Tucker of the A. B. &
A. Railway was present and made an
interesting talk as to the growing of
sugar cane in sufficient quantities to
justify the establishment of a Syrup
Refinery in Fitzgerald. He further
stated that he was in position to fur
nish farmers an excellent quality of
red sugar cane at $500 per thousand
and wait on them until the cane was
manufactured into syrup for the pay,
In this connection the Secretary stated
that he had an order for a car load
of Georgia cane syrup if the syrup in
the county was of standard grade
and could so recommend to the buyer.
Name Curb Market Committee
Mr. ]. E. Turner, c. T. Owens, L.
Robitzsch and A. ]. Swords were ap-
pointed by the chairman as a commit
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