Atlanta tri-weekly journal. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1920-19??, 1923-06-30
HUGE FARMERS EDUCATIONAL
FUND TO BE RAISED IN STATE
Campaign for $4,000 for
Furthering Work of Geor-
gia Association Approved
at Thursday Night Meeting

The gospel of balanced agriculture
and development of industry as fac
: tors that will solve the Georgia
! farmers problems went forth Fri
/ day IN the wake of a meeting of
prominent Georgians Thursday eve
ming, which approved a proposal to
raise a campaign fund of $15O,OOO
for furthering the work of the Geor-
gia association throughout the state.
Many suggestions for remedying
present day evils in the farming
situation were advanced by the
group of speakers which included
! United States Senators William j..
Harris and Walter George, Governor
! elect Clifford Walker, j. j. Brown,
commissioner of agriculture; DR..
Andrew M. Soule, president of the
State College of Agriculture; Mrs.
J. +. Hays, president of the Georgia
| Federation of Women's clubs; c. *.
| C. Ausley, newly elected president Of
the Georgia association, and others.
Mr.. Ausley was elected president
of the association at meeting os
the board of directors Thursday aft
ernoon, preceding the meeting IN
the evening at the chamber of com
|
of many counties within the state.
Turner county, home of the late Mr..
George T. Belts, former president OF
the association, sent group of adVo'
Gates of the Cow, hog and hen" ldea'
while there were other delegations
from Athens and the k1Wanls cIuE
of Washington, Ga. The hall was
packed when the meeting opened
Tres .ded owe by James A. HollomaR,
Of tn eAtlanta Constitution.
Balanced Ration Urged
After a short keynote speech, Ear
Hollomon yielded the chair to W..
G. Sutlive, managing editor OF the
Savannah Press and president or the
Georgia Press association, who m
troduced the other speakers OF the
evening. Mr.. SutliVe said that a
"balanced ration" was good for an
individual and therefore balanced
agricultural ration" should be good
for the state.
Governors lect Walker, the first
speaker, declared that the movement
had his leo per cent support, poth
DersOnally and from an administra'
tive standpoint, asserting there IS
need for a reorganiZed system \ OF
farming. He spoke IN appreciation
Of the efforts of Mr.. Belts in work
ing tirelessly for the diversified pro
gram.
He was followed by Senator Har'
ris, who reviewed the work Of the
Georgia delegation in congress and
defended the agricultural "bloc" as
an organization essential to the in
terests of the farmers in shaping
national legislation. He told the
gathering that Georgia congressmeE
were good friends of agriculture and
were backing up it's development.
Senator George declared that the
state needed q system Of education
that will educate men towards work
on the farms. Another essential to
a balanced agriculture, he said, IS
the providing of markets for prod
ucts grown in the diversified pro
gram, particularly markets near the
place where the products are grown.
Better Farms TO Aid Country
1--WE need q system of education
that does not educate men away
from work, but that will educate
them towards the farms" declared
senator George. zone glaring de-
feet in the educational system is
from labor and work"
Senator George said the farming
problem within the state could be
solved by creating markets at home
| and developing industry in Georgia.
Build INDUSTRIES he asserted,
"and within their smoke will be
found the prosperity of the farmers.
The thing that means balanced agri-
culture finally is the building Of
factories in every county in the
state.''
Congressman Wright, of the
Eighth district, struck home with.
his intensely human discussion of
| farming problems and the gathering
refused to let Chairman Sutlive in
! woke the fiVe-minute limit on the
speaker. He suggested that bank.
ers and business men should dig
down" and help "BiL, the farmer"
Another remedy, he said, would he
the subdivision of large farms into
small pIats worked by the better
class of farmers.
Mr.. Ausley, the new president
asked the support of the gathering
in his associations work and de-
clared that balanced agriculture
would mean better schools, better
| cnufcneS, Detter ROADS, better mar
kets and "better Georgia"
Better Markets Urged
| Commissioner Brown told how a
recent agricultural survey had dis
closed a crisis in some features Of
Georgia farms. He said there was
not enough feed stuff within the
state to last for three months after
the harvest. He advocated better
markets for farm products.
Mrs. Hays declared that immigra-
ton, unbalanced agriculture, taxa
ton and education provided four
questions for study in the associa.
tons program. The immigration
Jaws, she said, should be changed
to admit a better class of immigrants
or the exodus from the south should
/ be checked. She advocated more APP
preparations for the state education
al associations.
DR.. SOule pleaded the cause of
| Georgia boys and girls who are seek
ing an education, declaring they are
"entitled to an education so they
may assume their citizenship and go
| out and save the state" He pointed
to the need of leaders and said that
unless we take care of the men and
women seeking an education, we are
aCcurSed."
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