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Newspaper
Jackson Progress Argus
Location
Jackson, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Jan 21, 1921
Page
4
Public notice style commentary urges self provisioning and farming, urges potato and corn growth, critiques boll weevil impact, promotes Georgia advertising and settlement, praises bankers and merchants, cites state pensions and school funds delays, contrasts national aid with local thrift and cooperation.
A Butts County farmers and merchants meeting urges limiting cotton to seven acres per plow and boosting food crops to curb boll weevil damage. It argues self sufficiency, cites economic risks, and endorses the Johnson Bill delaying immigration for a year, viewing America as a trustee safeguarding national prosperity.
The piece argues for diverse farm markets beyond cotton, highlighting Butts county’s sweet potatoes, peaches, and livestock as lucrative crops. It credits the boll weevil with prompting market-focused thinking and urges permanent pasturage and correct livestock methods to sustain growth across the South.
The article argues for passage of the Johnson Bill to control immigration, urging immediate action to screen out undesirables as there are 15 to 17 million aliens in the country, about one tenth of the population, with further expansion anticipated.
A January American Review of Reviews symposium gathers forecasts from Irving Fisher, W M Persons, Elbert H Gray, and A Barton Hepburn. They anticipate a winter downturn followed by 1921 prosperity, with revival beginning between February and July and prices stabilizing above pre war levels.
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