Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1925-11-02
Observations
Here and There

councilmanic body for the mex
two wears, with the entry OF Ma
tban Murray, C. c. Webb and n
S. Walker, who will be nominas t:sI
on the 7th in the primary to III
the terms of Councilrnen Murray
'Shipp and HightoNeers =, z g
'r2couneilnaan Ship refusal to
serve another term was Q d.saP'
boihtsnknt 10 many of has tHiepes'
Nj Shop has made the city one
Of its ablest public servants, ne g,
kas been present at srp5an95'ce.'y
every session Of the council d4Ias
lis term.
MIR. Hiehtower' business com"
;1reis Tim to be absent Rom the
city large part Of the time ana
ne. refused TO enter onc mat 7c-
count. :as snDsf
Nh. Webb and MIR, Walker en-;
tered when they were lntormeo
that neither MI. ShiPp nor Mar.
fI;ohtower were candidates.
Because there will be. no OPP
position likely in the general cleo
ton, it may not be untimeiy to
congratulate the city on ITS next
-councilmanic body.
The slow, soaking rains OF the
past few days, one farmer re-
marks, is Just what Sumter farm
ers need. He suggests that as
soon as the ground is dry enough
to work that every farmer SOW
oats or other small grain.
There is not nearly enough
grain in the county to carry over
/ he need of more is essential
Plant a sufficient acreage to
prevent being compelled to go
into the open market for some
thing we can raise here at home
Let's keep our money among our
selves.
1t is practically impossible to
hold up the price of commodity
when there is an over-productIon
and the world knows it.
The safe way to hold up prices
Of farm products is for the farmer
to plant limited amount OF his
cash crop, alcSg with other
things. Then, if need be, he is
on position to hold.
The price of cotton was de.
pressed early this year because OF
the vast amount of staple thrown
on the market early in the tall,
and the price now is much lower
because of the excessively large
crop. Over-production is sure
to bring a crash in the price OF
anything, whether it be coffee,
cotton or toothpicks.
Col. Hanford MacNider, at SO.
is the youngest assistant secretary
of war the country ever has had.
He may be the youngest full sec
rotary within year or so. Mis-
couri Republicans are urging Sec
rotary Dwight F. Davis TO run for
the Senate in 1926.
Should he do so, and win, Mac
Nider would be in line for his
cabinet post, and President Cool
idge has shown an inclination to
fiji these vacancies by promotion
whenever he can.
Young men in the cabinet
won't hurt any government.
Too often men are elected
or appointed to office-because
of their age. 1t is mistake. AS
citizens we owe it to our county
State and nation to elect or urge
fhe appointment of virile. eneT-
getic. honest men, and not seek
TO award some one because OF his
or her age. Efficiency in govern
ment is one of the needs of the
day.
The World War gave economic
experts a chance to jockey with
the law of supply and demand
Price fixing, price sterilization,
government boarding of supplies
and many other methods were
used to upset this historic princi-
pie.
And in many parts of the
world today, it seems impossible
for statesmen to forget this war
habit.
The states of Minas Gaeraes
and Sac PauIo in Brazil are rails
ing big fund to keep up the
price coffee-all because sup
plies re excceAin~ th~ demand.
The world will be much
bet off. VIXEN i quits trying