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Newspaper
Jackson Progress Argus
Location
Jackson, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Feb 11, 1921
Page
4
Official notice from Butts County and City of Jackson on charges for cards of thanks and ads amid talk of normalcy. The piece urges reduced cotton acreage, crop diversification, home buying, and business steadiness as rail and utility rates threaten households. It notes optimism for a better year as work returns and calamity talk harms morale.
The Macon Telegraph argues for reduced cotton overproduction and urges Bibb county to replace a fee based pay system with salaries for county officials. It cites 1919 figures, endorses $5 000 to $7 500 salaries, and warns the county could lose roughly a million dollars over ten to fifteen years under fees, funding schools, courthouses, roads, and jails instead.
The passage notes public concern over cheap hides and high shoe prices while corn sells for a dollar a bushel and meat costs $1.50 to $2.00. It suggests cooperative buying and selling as a remedy as citizens awaken and think.
The Albany Herald notes publishers have not cut subscription rates despite costs rising since World War I. Paper metal ink and labor costs stay high while circulation drives advertising revenue. When production costs ease, price reductions will follow to restore prewar standards and sustain readers.
Bankers supply merchants and fertilizer dealers are expected to curb cotton acreage by restricting credit. Officials say credit refusals will outpace mass meetings or resolutions in limiting the crop. Many farmers may struggle to grow any crop without help this year.
The New York World condemns the House action to raise the free seed provision in the Agricultural Bill from 239 000 to 360 000 dollars. It argues the seeds are ordinary private purchases and the extra 121 000 dollars represents graft funded by taxpayers. It criticizes six hour debate that approved the increase.
A column notes superstition about potato profits linking strong yields to years ending in one. Citing Department of the Interior and Agriculture history, it cites 1891 1901 1911 and other one years as bumper for crops while acknowledging larger yields in off years. The piece ends with 1921 as a promising year for growers.
The piece decries national appetite for war and expensive militarism, arguing for drastic reductions after six years of conflict. It contrasts vast 1921 budget requests for the Navy and Army with a union of four schoolboys from America England France and Japan who could settle the issue.
The writer derides small traders chasing cotton exchange gains as the South loses money to clever crooks in New York. He notes that fools keep trying the game and admits the outcome cannot be reversed. He warns against engaging in the costly pursuit.
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