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Newspaper
Carroll Free Press
Location
Carrollton, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Dec 08, 1921
Page
2
The Coffee County Progress notes merchants in LaGrange Rome Carrollton and Dawson adopting Golden Rule Sale Day plans amid hard times and a thriving paper drive for thrift. It mentions a Georgia reboot fund misappropriation and local voices urging better business ethics.
The Winder News laments widespread cotton futures gambling in the South over the past two months. It urges quitting the get rich quick mindset, urges honest work and economy, and calls for redirecting losses into solid business to mend fortunes and prevent collective ruin.
The article notes a $729,000,000 drop in federal income and profits tax receipts from the prior year as the economy cools after a period of inflated demand. It cites reduced profits, tax exempt investments, and debt repayment, with debate over high taxes and the liberal sale of tax exempt bonds as contributing factors.
Datton Citizen argues that a binding international framework is needed beyond mere agreements. It urges joining a league or association with other nations to enforce disarmament and peace, warning that a purely republican stance against Woodrow Wilson hampers progress at the Washington conference.
A committee of the unemployment conference presents a table showing price declines across production forms. Farm crop prices are 9 percent above 1913, livestock 13 percent, while living costs run 65 percent higher. Union wages up 89 percent and railroad wages 126 percent above 1913. Farmers bear heavy burdens, seeking equal price deflation and fairer relations between costs and prices.
Reports warn of growing payroll robberies as gangs target money being carried through streets. A Chelsea incident saw guards lose and recover about 25000 pounds within two days, underscoring the danger and urging heavy protection and trained marksmanship for messengers handling large sums.
The article extols teachers as strong civic workers whose community benefits extend beyond classrooms. It notes their leadership in agricultural clubs, entertainment events, and improvement projects, arguing teachers boost local life and civic engagement across rural areas.
Reports from reliable sources indicate gradual improvement in business conditions nationwide with some predicting a prosperous year ahead. The prudent approach urges stepping carefully, balancing optimism with caution to avoid losses from unbacked predictions.
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