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Newspaper
Jackson Progress Argus
Location
Jackson, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Jul 29, 1921
Page
4
Cards detail community hopes for a thriving dairy and livestock industry in Butts County and expanding peach sales. The piece surveys legistlative activity, weather extremes, and calls for a farm agent to boost prosperity while noting dairy, bull weevil issues and county growth.
A national editorial urges government and politicians to lift farmers, arguing durable prosperity rests on agricultural success. It cites Eugene Meyer Jr and War Finance Corp and warns neglect would erode all business, citing historical caution and Goldsmith verse on peasantry.
The Columbus Enquirer Sun argues that advertising remains essential during dull seasons as the public searches for best value. It notes that business people should not wait for a stampede, since national advertisers and mail order houses stay steady and capture demand even in slow periods.
A legislator who moved a resolution asking Congress to grant five million dollars for a boll weevil cure is noted for his humor. The remark suggests feeding the pests corn and wheat, then using a ham as a blunt rebuke, describing a “better way.”
The Dublin Courier Herald argues for a Georgia cotton marketing exchange to match fruit and melon exchanges. It cites California fruit handling and southern boll weevil challenges, asserting that bulk marketing and farmer cooperation can reduce costs and ensure fair profits for planters. It urges adopting a marketing exchange system, such as the Sapiro plan, to protect growers from loss.
The Chicago Journal of Commerce editorial extols thrift as frugality and economy. It argues thrift leads to steady income, wise investments, prosperity, and a broad horizon of opportunity, praising its lifelong benefits and rejecting waste and extravagance.
The legislature considers taxing all gasoline sold, all tobacco used, and all soda water drunk to raise revenue. It argues for hitting large players and unseen property to reduce the collection grind.
The Georgia Cotton Growers Co-Operative Association proposes forming a compact organization to sell produce, arguing that cotton can be sold cooperatively as fruit and vegetables to advance financial independence for Georgia farmers.
Opinion argues the Federal Reserve is mismanaged and calls for a liberal approach to business. It contends the squeeze on credit harms growth and urges bankers and businessmen to back community advancement, criticizing Georgia legislators for wasteful junkets and lack of vision.
George W. Hinman, a major U S manufacturer employing 20 000 workers and builder of locomotives, forecasts an era of great prosperity for the country beginning next November or December with a booming period to follow. He cites one missing condition confidence and says with it the revival can start next winter. Farming Knoxville Tenn.
The piece extols a worker’s dedication to labor, effort, and advancement. It frames employment as a sacred duty supporting life liberty and happiness and asserts every job offers privileges and obligations for growth.
The passage stresses shared duty in a group project where one member’s slip can ruin collective effort. It argues that cooperation should reflect intelligent order rather than servile obedience, emphasizing personal accountability for final results.
The piece asserts loyalty to organization as practical, not noble, and champions personal responsibility. It argues that right and wrong are individual, not class based, and that judgments should be averages with give and take. It advocates prudent spending, clean living, education, and self-help with thanks to providence.
The United States Dairy Division reports 9.5 million pounds of butter produced by 93 Southern creameries in the year ending December 31 1919. Thirty of 54 mountain cheese factories yielded 481 000 pounds of Cheddar. Silos dairy barns and purebred cows become common as dairying expands nationally.
Jackson defeated Jenkinsburg 4 to 0 on their home grounds Monday afternoon in a brisk pitchers duel. McNair worked for the locals and Moore pitched for Jenkinsburg, each allowing few hits. Jackson collected four safeties off Moore while Jenkinsburg managed two hits off McNair. Batteries: Jackson McNair Mamrick Nutt for Jenkinsburg.
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