The Caldwell News and The Burleson County Ledger (Caldwell, Tex.), Vol. 48, No. 11, Ed. 1 Thursday, June 22, 1933 Page: 3 of 8
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TBI CALO WILL NIW8
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Destruction of Cotton Only Possible Solution
To Price Problem Confronting Farmers
THURSDAY, JUNE IS, IMS
the railroads, the compresses, the oil'world. They will tell
mills, the trucks and some few other
workmen. I concede that, which is
to be deplored, which we all wish
would not be so. It would be fatal.
1 admit were the 3,000,000 bales plan-
ned to be destroyed all of the crop,
By C. E. CROMARTIE
The Houston Post Sunday publish-
ed a lenjfthy editorial lining up with
— but it will not be. They will handle
aire reduction in this country is almost survive as we all realize and recognize. the 8ame num))er of . . f . .... , ... ... .
«ruin to c«u« increased in The other would bo . w.rUmcm.- SátTe firmer, who !ll t "2' ? t , ° " """"."l W" (" ra"j0.r't, ?
other countrie. capable of producing chine gun battle for exlatence or the *QOZZ2 ™,tv thí 4h , f ^ 'h"Uld "C"de'
íL " .uu ,._J „ upon lo C0°Ptrt tL "> tarrying out the The way to get relief is to reduce the Their interests will be effected but
you not to profitable basis. It is the real sal-
bother about the surplus, that it will vation of the country and the pro-
take care of itself. Yes, but when and ducers and businesses and individúala
how ? We have heard that for dependent upon them.
months, yes, years, but the surplus The desire of the American Cotton
is with us. Instead of getting smaller, Shippers and ports of this country
it is getting larger. Instead of pros- should be subordinated in the deal in
perlty we have poverty. That has this emergency, when the welfare of
Leen our condition long enough. We the majority of the people of this.na-
the cotton exporters of this country f™", £ ^ 1"^ ^ T °W? Th6 p,an wi" produce an<1 market- The
questioning and opposing the NaSl ? ". countries of the world battle against the depression .. con- lOB8 j„ benefits that would be derived
al administrations program to ta. 5"^ V."f"® CO ntrie*. 8fc™ct,iVe a wal' wa*edjfrom a full crop will be distributed
cruise the piito ot (.otton along with ¡settling foreign balances. A cut in would be destructive of lives and pro-
?u _ maJ", ttrm product8' which in jour acrea|re. to quut* the Houston perty
surplus is not to plant so much cot- little in per centage. They will get
ton. As the plantings this year have to handle enough bales of cotton under
been made, as it is imperative to re- the government plan. Besides, what
in- cause of its equivalence to gold in aaginst a declared enemy or country I a " aIft0 "advantage of all finaHv I T ■ '!• '1 .im,,eroíive to rt" the *°vernment P< " Besides, what
settling foreign balances. A cut in would be destructive of lives and pro-L , , 1 the 8,ze ol thw yea' 8 croP m !8 «dvanUgeous for the masses will
the case of cotton it is the intention
of the government to appeal to the
farmers of the south in such a way
as to get a large number to co-
operate to destroy as much as 10,000,-
000 acres of the present crop of cot-
ton so they will not lose, but will
help to curtail production so the price
01 cotton can be raised to a fair and
profitable price this: fall.
'! he Post is not opposed to increas-
ing the price of cotton bu'. through
its editorial columns does pie-ition and
c(| «se the plan to destroy (hat part
of the present crop on i0.f>l>0,000
contemplated.
The Post quotes Mr. J. W. Garrow,
Post, "in other words, would immedi
ately cause the British government
for instance, to encourage increase in
I believe under the circumstances,
our government has the right to or-
India, the Sudan and other dependen- *anÍ2e.and mobilize its forces and
c.je8 (throw its weight against the depres-
sion, the same as it would have a
right to organize, mobilize its forces
cies. |
In another paragraph the Post says
"disposes of the thought that the plan
can be used once safely. For, should
the plan succeed in materially increas-
ing the price of cotton, there would
be a rush to plant cotton next year,
which could only be held in check by
repealing the bonus plan or. a higher
scale of rentals."
The Post says "the only possibility
for successful use of such controls is
in connection with commodities with
and strive against a declared enemy
or country seeking revenge or con-
quest. There is no earthly difference
what-so-ever. The war against the
depression is just as justifiable, rea-
sonable and creditable as a war
against an enemy nation.
That is the position of the present
administration. That is the reason
the present administration is interven-
ing and acting. To question or protest
- | vt"l' .«..vHRvuuo 4vi mv masacra wit*
in increased prices, which would bring order to assure restoration of fair and be advantageous to them directly and
increased prosperity in general, where-J reasonable prices this fall, the govern- indirectly.
as, continued low prices, caused by merit has about determined that it The administration's plan will effect
President nf th -.... ...K ««o ucu«K. iu question or proiesi ors wanted to make a li
Shinn ?■ J Cotton ,a purely domestic market. The only unduly against its plans, or run coun- out of cotton, when they
Shippers association whom it said it ...s*uL„_ 'i. ^ J t' , .. . . i . y
Shippers association whom
sent a telegram to Georgt
a tremendous surplus of cotton and
wheat would continue deprivation and
want and bring bankruptcy to thous-
ands of farmers and businesses.
The only way to defeat an enemy
nation at war against us is to crush
its army. The only way to restore
cotton prices permanently is to get
rid of the huge surplus hanging over
the farmers heads. They have a sup-
ply for one whole year on hand. They
have had it on hand two long years,
which acted to drive prices down and
keep them down, except for a brief
time periodically, when the speculat-
ors wanted to make a little money
bid prices
will be necessary to destroy 10,000,000 the compresses, the oil mills, the rail-
acres of cotton before maturity in roads, the ginners, the trucks and
order to reduce the surplus, material- workmen, but little. It will only ef-
ly and force higher prices. To farm- feet their businesses proportionately
ers who will cooperate in the plan, and they should be willing to share the
the government agrees to pay them small losses in order that the economic
out of a special fund to be raised by situation of the nation can be benefit-
a special tax against the manufactur- ted to the advantage of all. Anything
ers or processors of cotton and wheat, less is more or less selfishness, which
The American Cotton Shippers or should not be sanctioned in the least,
cotton merchants and the Houston I disagree with the thought and sug-
Post say thiB is all wrong and serious- gestión that the producers of cotton
y o >ject and protest the idea, warn- and wheat should be donated money
ing that it will prove detrimental as from funds derived from procees fees
set lorth the beginning of this article. | without requiring them to curtail pro-
They warn the Federal administra- duction. If it takes destruction of a
tion as to the disastrous effect.
- - ; * •— "• Luttuii, >> in. ii mvy mu prices
sent a tel*«rr„m t„ r.mv p i, Iway ma to work with ! ter> only means the delay of action, ¡up when the farmers didn't have any The idea mav be a violation of the
administrator of the agricultural ad-l^to r'sokTabroid t-ould'be^o ^ Td laSt tN°tVember' elect«-'d the cotton to sell, and broke the market establishing h precedent. . It may be
« * no* 10 be sold abroad' "ould ^ to present administration overwhelming- when they had cotton to sell. Ian exoeriment. ««
part of the present growing crop, and
the producers will cooperate in the
plan, to reduce the surplus, then re-
justment act under Secretary Wallace
protesting and suggesting tha' th >
funds derived from processor fees be
reduce American production by half, ly because of its avowed promise to
which would mean driving many pull us out of the depression, to give
thousands of Southern farmers off | us a "New Deal." The administra-
distnbuted to the farmers without re- their land and depriving the South of tion has fulfilled its campaign prom-
half of its greatest natural assets, ises so far surprisingly. It has
besides surrendering one of America's charged the enemy on numerous
most lucrative trades to foreign com- fronts successfully and has made it
petitors.' retreat to a considerable extent. I
say let's push the enemy (the depres-
I just wonder what the mass of
sion) on and on until prosperity over-
quiring the destruction of cotton on
the 10,000,000 acres of ground.
" We respectfully suggest that this
be done" the Post stated in its editori-
al that Mr. Garrow said in his tele-
gram, "thus avoiding the criticism
which must and will attach to the
destruction of a product destined to
be used as both food and clothing
when millions of people are in dire
want."
To quote the Post, Mr. Garrow
go«K on to make a number of other
points which he said must convince
any clear thinking man not only of
the fallacy of the cn>p destruction - ^— -
plan, but of the great and unjust increa8e the Pricc °' cotton? I con- ~ —- «- — .— ~
. —i- in— the South by approximately 3,000,000 curtail production and get rid of the
injury which it will inflict upon the
people of the South.
"Enforced acreage reduction," the
Post said Mr. Garrow charged, "is
certain to add heavily to unemploy-
ment, extending from farm hands to
truckers, railroad employes, ginners,
compress and oil mill hands, long-
shoremen and other forms of employ-
ment too numerous to mention. The
expenditures for labor, beginning
with cultivation and running through
the merchandising of raw cotton and
the proc.'aing of cotton seed, approxi-
mate $13 a bale. The destruction of
approximately 3,000,000 bales of grow-
ing cotton would mean the destruc-
operate to regulate prices. That is
too slow. Something needs to be
done to save the day. The legislation
enacted by the present Congress to
force an increase in prices of cotton,
wheat and other basic commodities
should be placed in operation and be
tested out. The control of prices by
all means should be taken out of the
hands of the speculators entirely.
They have been in control long enough.
cede that no one likes to destroy pro- South by approximately 3,000,000 curtail production and get rid of the They have failed to give the farmers
perty of any kind when he cen prevent ^B'e8, That is plain. The American surplus cotton and wheat that is relief voluntarily, so now the matter
it, if it could be avoided, if he could Cotton Shippers and the port of Hous- troubling the country, which has cost should be handled so production will
correct an evil that exists without it, ton would ha"dle just that many less it millions of dollars in money and be curtailed, so there will be a scarci-
bales of cotton. u-*- * A *— —J 1
Southern cotton farmers and other de- ^ , _
pendents upon the price of cotton for takes us\ To robel or oppose the ad"
a livelihood and a reasonable amount ^.nmtration generals now after they
of prosperity, who have been hard 'havo «'^ught mater.al relief and hope
pressed for the past three years, who f0warda he future will result m fail-
have almost become bankrupted be-mK lo atta,n the ful1 beneflt8'
cause of low cotton prices think of ' oan see the American Cotton
the American Cotton Shippers associa- Shippers association and the Hous- .--.......«....u, e.,.<ic.o, muni-
tion and Houston Post's argument 1011 Post are °PPosed to destroying pressmen, oil mill men, truck owners,
against the administration's plan to !0.000.0°0 acres of cotton, meaning and all should be willing to sacrifice
* * - ■ ~ - n_ tbe curt*iling of the cotton crop of a little one year at least in order to
■ — * a tiicvcucuu . it may De - , . '
when they had cotton to sell. Ian experiment, as President Roosevelt quire the destruction of a part of the
T ^ fkn r.-a .<J A I i i . . Anffnm rtfnn TV* 4 U,%
If the farmers and the government admitted when he recommended that
listen to the cotton and wheat spec-J Congress pass the legislation. I be-
ulators, take their advice, the surplus lieve like President Roosevelt under
cotton will be less. They are not for existing conditions, the time has come
curtailing production at all. They ¡ to try the plan out. The farmers and
deal in bales while the farmers and the j the businesses of the nation need
majority of businesses and individuals! higher prices to save them. They
are interested in the price of cotton cannot wait longer for the prized fac-
principaliy per pound-—how much it tor, the law of supply and demand to
cotton crop. To pay the producers and
will bring per bale. That is what
brings prosperity. We all know we
will produce enough bales. We all
know if we produce too many bales
what our fate will be.
Selfishness, if any should not en-
ter into it. The farmers, shippers,
ports, warehousemen, ginners, contf-
Their profits per bale' worries the past two years, and will!
so that evil (low prices, an over sup- - - ...
ply or over production) would not on the 3'000 000 bales would be lost.'cost it billions in the years to come
destroy him. No one would like to'Natura,ly' jt would effect them, if the surplus of both crops are not
go to war against an enemy and des-' Naturally, it would effect the ginners.' reduced to the requirements of the
troy property and life and run up a
ty of the basic commodities so the
prices of the basic commodities can
be raised and be maintained on a
(Continued on page six)
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tremendous government expense if he
could help it, but when he is confront-
ed or the country is confronted with
possible invasion, destruction of his
country, his home and his life, the
destruction of the homes and lives of
others as well, he would not hesitate,
he would not fail to act.
The depression has caused low
tion of about $40,000,000 in employ-1 prices for everything. It has prac-
ment, which in turn is equivalent toltically bankrupted the people of the
throwing out of work at least 200,000 nation. These are not normal times
men for a period of four or five
months constitutinK the heavy market-
ing season."
Commenting on Mr. Garrow's argu-
ment against the administration's
plan the Post had the following to
say in support:
Uut that is not all, for the plan
can hardly hope to succeed in its ob-
jective of permanently reducing the
world surplus, because enforced acre-
by any means. They arc subnormal
times. We are at war with the de-
pression, fighting and using every
strategy possible to combat the ene-
my of depression just like we would
combat an angry army of men from
an enemy country which might have
declared war against us and attempt-
ed to invade our sanctuaries. There
is no earthly difference in principle.
The depression is a peacetime battle to
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June 19, 1933
A COMPANY THIRTY YEARS OLD
Last Friday the Ford Motor Company completed 30 years of automobile
I made my first engine
fortieth year at the same job. _ „
is the engine that won the Selden Patent
and opened
making.
It xS also my
in 1893, and it still runs. This
Suit whioh took the motor car out of the exclusive class
the automobile industry to hundreds of manufacturers who started during
th° some of the'men who began with me that June day in 1903 are working
here yet. All of the principles we laid down then, are still operative,
we find that they have great survival value for the future. To date y
have predated and sold ever 21,000.000 Ford cars
Although we created the automobile market we have never thought
good for anyone to monopolize it. >. have always believe, that before
business could be good for one. it must be good for all. Our discoveries
and improvements have always been open to other manufacturers without
patent restrictions.
Of course, there is one thing we cannot share everyone must get it
for himself and that is experience. Money could duplicate our buildings
and machines, but it cannot duplicate 40 years of experience. And it is
experience that makes a motor car.
But the past does not especially concern me; it has all been a prepara-
„ for the future. For myself, I feel that I have just been gathering the
• ■ my real task is still ahead.
liUIl 1UI ."o
tools to do something worth while, and that
Great changes are upon the world. False ideas of every kind are
vmishinE in the general upheaval. Those who built truly on principle will
survive their service will carry over. Business integrity and commodity
will be fully justified. And newer and better ways of living will
honor
appear.
That is the outlook for
this young thirty-year old Company of ours.
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Andrepont, L. A. The Caldwell News and The Burleson County Ledger (Caldwell, Tex.), Vol. 48, No. 11, Ed. 1 Thursday, June 22, 1933, newspaper, June 22, 1933; Caldwell, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth175056/m1/3/: accessed June 6, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting Harrie P. Woodson Memorial Library.