Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1922-12-15
LET'S CHANGE THE
DRIFT OF THE CURRENT.

DRIFT OF THE CURREN |.
Are Georgians any ltss loyal to
their state and its products than
Californians? Are the people OF
this state lacking in intelligence
scompared with those of Califor-
MIA? The two questions are OF
tremendous Importance. Think
over these interrogatories
It is inconceivable that Geor-
gians are knowingly disloyal either
to their state or to an equitable
representation Of its products. This
is especially true of farm products,
fisheries and the fruit yield. Yet
many Georgians either fail to rec
ognize the superiority of Georgia
products, or knowingly lend their
influence to an extension of Cali
fornia's already extensive fruit and
vegetable monopoly, through their
use of fruits and vegetable canned
in that state.
No spirit of Jealousy prompts
the plea that Georgians eschew al
together the use of California can
ned fruits and vegetables. The
plea is based upon sound economic
principles. The application Of such
principles in their strictest sense,
undoubtedly, would add millions
annually to the wealth Of GER
gia. Why pay freight on aspara-
gus from Fresno to Americas,
when the finest asparagus in the
world is grown at Marshalyille,
only 20 miles away?
California is a wonderful state,
but no more wonderful than Geor-
gia. 1t possesses a remarkable eli
mate, and through scientific irri-
cation and toilsome effort, its soil
had beer made to produce an I'M
usual variety of fruits and vegeta-
bic. The commercial spirit and
loyalty of California people to
California products has made it
possible to market that states
products in all parts of this coun-
try Georgia also is wonderful
state, and we can produce most
anything that is to eat, and the
products raised in this state are
better than those raised elsewhere;
yet the products of Georgia's farms
haven't anything like the market
enjoyed by California fruit and
vegetable producers. Georgia peo-
pie either do not realize this fact,
or realizing it, they fail to appre-
ciate the loss sustained annually
as a result.
Travel on dining car in any
part of the country with Californ-
ian and listen to the order he gives
the waiter; ga dish of California
prunes, box of California 1ais-
ms, a dish of California celery, an
order of California asparagus, a
plate of California apricots and a
half dozen California peaches He
doesn't order prunes, raisins, cell
cry, asparagus, iapricots and
peaches, like most Georgians do,
the California specifies "Califor-
MIA products"
George L. Keen, manager of the
Dinkler Hotel organization, with
hostelries in Macon and Atlanta,
brought this matter to the atten-
ton of the Georgia Hotel Mems as
ISOLATION at that organizations an
nual meeting in Macon Wednes-
day. Keen, who is resident man.
ager of the Kimball House in At
lanta, wants Georgians to culti-
vate the loyal spirit of the Cali
fornian Pointedly, Keen asks
Have you ever been in New York,
Chicago or elsewhere and heard a
Georgian order slice of Georgia
watermelon, an order of Marshall
vile asparagus, basket of Fort
Valley peaches, box of Hab-
ersham apples, an order of Brooks
county ham, or an order of Thur
derholt oysters on the half shell?'
And in the same breath, Keen an
D. swers his query, 81 don't think you
ever did,"
According to Keen, and he ought
to know, man named Barbee
has terrapin farm at the Isle OF
Hope, near Savannah, and he ships
Diamond Backs to Philadelphia
selling them for $500 dozen
Georgians in the Pennsylvania
l metropolis get plate Of soup fol-
"a $500. But the hood never onct
thinks to ask if it is genuine Dia
mond Back from Isle 0f Hona