Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1922-02-01
DITTO RIAL 4.
LET S PUT GEORGIA OVER.
vE0RGIA, usually ahead in move

EEORGlA, usually anead IN move
ments for the welfare Of the
South, is tagging bit in the move
ment to organize the farmers into
the Georgia Gotten Growers Coop
erative association, which is to be
one of the state units il the great or
ganizatiof embracing the entile ctN.
ton belt. Other states have alread3
organized and are functioning a
new drive is under way to complete
the organization in Georgia by April
! so as to make the movement effee
tive in this state this year.
An important conference will be
held in Americus TOMORROW For the
purpose of getting the movement
definitely and finally Under way in
Sumter county. &C. 3. CALDWELL in-
til recently Of the progressive N5ul-
trie Chamber of Commerce, who Las
given up that position 10 handle The
cotton organization work IN South
Georgia, will be here, as viii also
A. A. Elmore, state organizer Men
from all parts of tAe county arc ask
ed to meet these snen at The Cham
Der of Commerce at 40 O'Clock to-
morrow morning
The, Times-Recordet believes tgis
organization Of great importance to
the welfare of Georgia and Sumter
county, as we'll as to the entire Souta.
1t offers an opportunity for the farm-
ers to take the control of the cotton
market out of the hands Of wv all
Street and the Spectator and keep
it in their own hands by their own
marketing system Of selling directly
to the consumer 1t is the California
plan of cooperative marketing, which
has made California rich and great
and has been extended to practically
all products marketed in that state,
elaborated and Increased to embrace
the whole cotton producing section
of the country.
Sumter county farmers know what
cooperative marketing of hogs has
meant to them in the way of better
prices, although conducted on scale
so small as to have no real effect on
the general market; it requires little
Imagination, after understanding the
cotton marketing plan, to see what
it can mean to every cotton grower
The cotton growing industry has
become SO hazardous under boil wee
vii conditions that it behooves the
farmers to protect themselves to the
utmost-grow other crops for food
and safety, and get every cent pos.
sible for whatever cotton may be rails
ed as side crop. The Times-Re.
corder believes in the cooperative
cotton marketing plan; it is right in
principle and it is backed by the big.
gest men in the South. Every farm
er owes it to himself to investigat,
it thoroughly.
Making a bootlegger drink what h
sells would be capital punishment.
The only two who can live a
cheaply as one are flea and dog
That great silence you hear j
people discussing the Arbuckle trial
Married men are said to worl
harder; single ones say they have to
Maybe Jack Dempsey would con
sent to fight the winner in the Chile
Peru dispute.
With movies two hours long W
know what home is without mother
The price of window glass ha
dropped; but not with a crash.
st. Louis woman turned the table
on her husband. One corner of tn
table put out his eye.
About 80 per cent of the peopl
kicking about dancing can't dance.
Now they are asking "Who wo
- the confereneee?" Let's hope it re
suited in a friendly tie.