Fitzgerald leader enterprise and press. (Fitzgerald, Ben Hill County, Ga.) 1921-1964, 1924-11-27
Prosperity Lies In
Success OF Farmers

Fitzgerald, Ga, Nov "a, 1924
The Fitzgerald Leader,
Fitzgerald, Ga.
| Mr. Editor
/ notice that your paper is discus
sing the needs of the farmer. Very few
newspapers of the country have, in
the past, taken any interest whatever
in the farmers problems, his success
or downfall made no difference to
them, primarily speaking. But new
day has dawned to the business world
papers have caught the real meaning
of what it means for the farming in
dustry to be successful.
All other businesses have realized
in the past few years what the pros
perity of the farmer means to them.
But you will find now and then still a
few business and professional men
who will throw all the responsibility
at the farmers door and say he could
have done better if he had tried.
We all understand now that if we
could have seen the future as we now
see the past, that none of our business
ses would be in the shape it is i'll to-
| day. 1t will be new day Of success
both to the farmer and to the business
man when they come together and
work for the success OF the farmer, for
when the. farmer prospers, all other
lines of business get the benefit OF
their prosperity.
Indeed, it is gratifying to the farm
er to see the editors of our newspapers
and the business men of our country
taking stock in helping to pull the
farmer out OF this bankrupt condition.
1t will take the business men and the
newspaper men to mold sentiment, not
only locally but throughout the coun-
try to get national aid and to cause
our United States Senators and Con
grcssmen to consider the needs OF the
farmer as they have never considered
them before
Hundreds OF farmers are forced to
leave their homes. The long loan peo-
pie are taking them over. Many of
these companies are financed by for
eign capital and who knows who will
be. our neighbors. Politics is all over
for a season and our laWmaking body
should get down to business and do
the things that would bring harmony
and prosperity to this country and to
our own people and quit wrangling
over foreign affairs.
Our slogan should be: peace and
Prosperity for Our Own Country" as
a safety first proposition
The discussion in your paper as to
the organization of an intermediate
Credit Bank in this county for this sec
ton is one move your paper is max
ing in the right direction. If this is
accomplished it will mean cheaper
money for the farmers to finance the
growing of his crops with. 1t is true
he will have to give mortgage on his
crop and will have to make a showing
as to just what kind of crops and just
how many acres of each crop he in
tends growing. 1t is noticeable that
relief is coming gradually to the farm
ers aid. Our National banks have
been handicapped in the past in helping
the farmer, the banking laws being
against them in lending money on
growing crops. But recent law pas
sed amending the banking law. passed
l think, this year, will enable them to
Lend money on growing crops. This
will help some, if the bank wishes to
do this
The organization of this credit bank
will not hurt our National banks very
much, because it will not carry on a
regular banking business. 1t will only
draw thru their organization the mo-
ney the applicant desires and very
likely the applicant, when he gets his
money will deposit it in one or the
other of our banks, and when the
farmer sells his crop he will deposit his
money in our National banks and give
a check on the Federal banks thru the
local Credit bank or organization which
will be forwarded to the Columbia
bank, the Columbia bank being the
distributor and receiver of all funds as
| understand it.
The very striking thought in this
article is the evidence of cooperation
the farmers are about to receive from
the business world, after he has fought
his own battle until the seat of his
pants are bare and the noses of the
city people are turned up against him,
and many have become discouraged
over their condition and have left the
farm. But the realization has come at
last that the city people and the bust
ness men can not live without the farm
err, nose or no nose, and they are all
pulling together and are going to try
to patch up his ragged condition and
pull together for neither can prosper
alone.
Yours very truly,