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Newspaper
Jackson Progress Argus
Location
Jackson, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Oct 08, 1920
Page
9
The notice urges planning for the Butts county fair in November and promotes grain farming to tackle boll weevil in the region. It also opines on Georgia politics, Democrats Cox and Roosevelt, and calls for fundraising and voting engagement, while noting newspaper improvements and optimistic economic views.
The Albany Herald argues against widespread fear of a future decline in business. It cites recent improvements in bank collections and buyer readiness, noting current prices and harvest cycles suggest normal adjustments not disaster. The piece urges suppressing pessimism and alarmist talk.
In 1918 Governor Cox mobilized lender support to aid farmers. He urged bankers to finance tractors, placed two million dollars in country banks, and secured a discount ruling from the Federal Reserve on farmer notes. The initiative helped Ohio farmers purchase 1,932 tractors, nearly doubling the state total and earning the description of his most aggressive campaign.
The New York World notes at the Chicago Retail Clothiers’ Association convention that men’s clothing may fall at least 33 percent with consumer thrift and reduced purchases driving relief. Gov. Coolidge says he has not bought clothes in years, urging self restraint to curb profiteering and hasten lower prices.
The piece notes the United States rose to a leading maritime power, detailing 1914 figures with 755 ocean going vessels and 80 percent in coastwise trade, then contrasts with 1920 data showing 3,404 vessels and over 11,000,000 gross tons, 42 percent of American ships.
Press estimates warn that paper will remain costly as world supply tightens. Mills are three months to a year behind, stocks are depleted, and printers hold presses awaiting shipments. Even with any demand drop, recovery to normal conditions could take months to over a year. Market spot prices for print paper may rise.
An editor argues that widespread discontent grips the country and pins it on profiteering during and after the war, claiming no single factor explains the unrest more than price gouging and undue gains.
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