The Union daily times. [volume] (Union, S.C.) 1918-current, 1922-03-09
THURSDAY, MARCH 9, 1922.
\ MISTAKEN POLICY.

.n.-!,Ions of innate human mean
=, S.ncc undertaking 70 build can
10y and a potato drying house here.
We have not, on that account, lost
any sleep. nor do we feel that it has
resulted i'll blocking our way But il
serves 10 point moral, hence our
Willingness 10 tell the story. Here it
Is: Certain men, few III number, We
are glad 10 say, while we were at-
tempting 70 get the first Subserip-
tons here IN town, amounting 70
$1,000, refused TO subscribe. They
said: Let the farmers puiid them.
They are already spoiled and will not
do It thing to help themselves" Of
course it was but here and there
man, probably not more than three
altogether, but truth impcls us 70 tell
the facts. and We follow the mpras-
SIGN. Now. when We began soliciting
AK SupSSi IfNCHS, aliO"ln&
them to pay in produce il they 50 de
Slrod. and also getting them to sign
Uu 70 plant an acre of tomatoes, we
have been confronted with the state
mant made by farmers: Don't sub
scribe "a the canning and dry house
proposition, for if you do you cannot
again sell Your sweet potatoes nor
vegetables upon the streets Of Union
The idea seemed to be that the can
merry would supplant the farmer in his
sale of his products. The reasoning in
both instances above mentioned is
faulty, viscious and innately mean. Il
- Just this attitude that is more re
sponsble today for our present stu
atl)n or the farm and in the town
than any other one thing. II explains
why there is so little team work and.
consequently, so little progress. Ev-
cry man is so busy trying to thwart
the efforts of others that he neslects
has own opportunity. We did not try
70 answer the town man who said
he did not feel like helping the farmer
for the reason that We felt SO great
contempt for him that we did not feel
The opposition worth discussing. But
We dld expect better of the farmers.
We did not believe there was one
farmer in Union County that would
take such silly view Of the matter.
We do not now believe there are half
. dozen holding TO the narrow and
selfish view. But lest these two or
three may influence others, we beg to
make some suggestions:
One IS that the cannery and potato |
drying house will be built and bott
will be operated, in spite Of the few
in town and out Of town. who knock !
the movement. If it had no. been FOR |
our desire 70 help the farmer we would !,
hav" proceeded upon an entirely DIFF |
ferent plan. Instead Of calling unon
the farmer TO plant $50 acres IF toma. .
toes. plans would have been made TO
hav" the corporation plant its own
CROPS. This is not forlorn thing. It
Is a fact that many canneries are SO
conducted. 1t makes safer invest. !
mcnt for the promoters.
Again, take the potato drying house:
We can today make contracts with ,
growers in Southwest Georgia for al
the potatoes necessary to conduct !
half a dozen potato drying houses. |
and at 30 cents bushel. OF course
the freight would have to bn added !
bu' here IS .he point: The peddling
business IS going TO play out whethel
ih"re be q potato bouso or cannery
her" or not. Hero is the reason: Ir
changing from cotton as the one croc
20 food products as the staple crops
it is bound 10 come about that com.
mercial production Of these things
tab" place. There will be an abund
anc" Of vegetables, potatoes in par
ticuiar. If Union County did not raise
ono tomato nor one potato, yet South
Carolina went generally into the rails
ing Of such things, they would he sell
ing upon the streets Of Union at a
reasonable price. Distribution will
see 20 that, We are facing a great
issue. We are being forced by the
boil weevil TO raise food and feed
stuffs. The whole process has shifted
20 commercial basis. What we are
trying TO do is to prepare for what
oyill bn hara five y5oorc fro,,, InJa,, |