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Newspaper
Jackson Progress Argus
Location
Jackson, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Apr 21, 1922
Page
4
The Progress Argus editor calls for use of livestock to build up Georgia soils, notes irrigation needs in the West, and criticizes overreliance on cotton. He praises Governor Hardwick’s financial moves and highlights regional agricultural contrasts across Georgia and the nation.
A Georgia speaker decries postwar discord between farmers and business leaders and urges united effort. He argues that prosperity rests on mutual cooperation, hard work, and production, with a marketing agent to aid farmers and firms as Butts County and Georgia move toward a solid production base.
The Progress-Argus argues Georgia must become self sustained by boosting production of meat, wheat, hay, corn, dairy and poultry products. With boll weevil threats, every farm should grow its own supplies to reduce imports and secure a solid state food base.
Georgia governor seeks efficiency reform in state departments to cut waste and lower taxes. Milk safety plan recommends adjacent towns hire a shared inspector and lab, with costs prorated by population, citing New Jersey’s Oranges as a model.
Local farmers in Butts county foster a commercial strawberry crop seen as a profitable venture. The piece urges broader community support for education and school spirit, warning that antagonism and criticism hinder progress.
In an address a successful local businessman praised newspapers for advertising, stressing their reach and impact on the community. He highlighted the paper as a trusted medium for connecting with customers and building business presence.
Quotations praise the editor of a country weekly for uplifting the town and retailers without asking for charity. He pledges to repay merchants 500 percent on every dollar spent in advertising.
Washington officials defend government aid to ex service members and dependents noting daily expenditures exceed a million dollars. They cite the 1922 budget estimate for direct benefits as proof of ongoing relief for the fighting men.
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