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Newspaper
Ada Weekly Democrat
Location
Ada, Oklahoma, United States of America
Date
Feb 01, 1907
Page
6
The Southern Cotton Journal calls for the Farmers' Co-Operative Union of America to organize against the doll weevil and to coordinate planting, fertilizing, and marketing. It urges mutual action to limit acreage, improve seed and yields, and expand warehouses and flexible financing for farmers in Texas and the South.
The article urges farmers to set their own cotton acreage to prevent price depressions and to balance supply with demand. It argues for storage and warehousing of farm products, including meat and produce, to fetch higher intrinsic value and protect against rainy days and market manipulation. It warns against dumping a full year’s supply at once and stresses turning farms into factories for finished goods.
A lord of a small island claims ownership while a peasant toils hard producing food and goods. After the lord dies the peasant realizes he sustained the lord by his labor. The Emancipator urges workers to see they support masters and should work less to live better.
A humorous note highlights old fashioned women puzzled by modern servants and maids. A matriarch would not know a butler, and when asked about her daughter's companion she would insist her daughter needed someone as good as her mother for company.
The Farmers' Union earns praise for uniting members across organizations with modest dues. It claims substantial benefits from cotton price gains and savings on cotton bale shipping, arguing unified strength will persuade the Legislature to pass remedial laws. The message urges continuing to form and strengthen unions.
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