Ballinger Daily Ledger (Ballinger, Tex.), Vol. 12, Ed. 1 Friday, February 23, 1917 Page: 2 of 4
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THE WORLD FACES
A COTTON FAMINE
7,
the
LOCAL BAND TAKES
ITEXASWONDER
ON NEW LIFE TONIGHT
prices for cotton!
Fish!
...The..
First National Bank
»»lien
CITV CAFE
i
Poultry Remedies
L. B. Stubbs
Jeanes Produce Co
SPRING’S GOMING
Ballinger Lumber Company
This
—1».—
BLACK
If its fish you want we in-
vite you to try a red snap-
per steak of 25 cents at the
i
i
?
We are al-
ways in the
market with
the highest
cash prices
for your poul-
try, eggs, but-
ter, j re a m
and all other
produce.
cer-
cot-
You will need lumber for making im-
provements around your home. When
you think of building and painting
think oi
CONKEY’S
Poultry rem-
edies and ba-
by chicken
feed are the
best on the
market. W e T
have a full
line in stock.
cough.
ams iieal and soothe.
age
lied
t
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About Constipation.
Certain articles of diet tend to
check movements of the bowels.
The most common of these are
cheese, tea, and boiled milk. On
the other hand raw fruits, espec-
ially bananas and apples, also
graham bread and whole wheat
bread promote a movement of the
bowels. When the bowels are
bodly constipated, however, the
sure way is to take one or two of
Chamberlain’s Tablets immediate-
ly after supper.
Spendthrifts and idlers are
similar; a generation of them
would bankrupt a nation.
The prosperous are the nat-
ion’s strength.
Many, many times the in-
nocent public suffers from
eating unwholesome food.
the mills
about what they
j®"’
“They Who Wish to
Prosper Must Work
and Save” -Scott
Stay away and you’ll he
with the “don’t care"
The getting ready of ycur daily meal is an
easy task, indeed, when we are allowed to help
you. Just think of what you want and phone
us, we’ll do the rest. Better still, when you
come to town visit our store. Let us do your
baking.
Rating fish at a Restaur-
ant is dangerous unless the
“man behind the screen’’
cun discriminate.
represented when, that poultry
association is organized and the
farm demonstrator proposition dis-
cussed,
classed
crow.d
pre-
t he
th.-;
Miller Mercantile Go
Phone* 66 and 77
J. L. Stroble
P. S. Hot Waffles for break-
fast.
Our * Red-Snapper Steaks’
are packed in seal-tigh| cans
received fresh, kept fresh
and handled clean.
ti e bowels become irrcg-
ycu are vneomfortable
longer this condition cx-
You can
Mrs. J no. I. Guion Sr., left
Thursday afternoon for Austin to
isit her daughter, Mrs. I). (’. Mc-
'aleb and family a week or two.
Winter Brings Colds To Children
A child rarely gees through the
whole winter without a cold, and
every mother should have a relia-
ble remedy handy. Fever, sore
throat, tight chest and croupy
coughs are sure symptoms. A
dose of Dr. Bell’s Pine Tar Honey
will loosen the phlegm, relieve the
congested lungs and stop the
Its antiseptic pine bals-
For croup,
whooping cough and chonie bron-
chial troubles try Dr. Bell’s Pine
SHOE
POLISHES
A Hint to the Aged.
If people past sixty years of
could be persuaded to go to
as soon as they take cold and re-
mainin bed for one or two days,
they would recover much more
quickly, especially if they take
Chamberlain's Cough Remedy.
There would also he le.ss danger
of the cold being followed by any
of the more serious diseases.
A bank account here leads to a
seat in prosperity’s corner
Gas in the stomach or bowels is
a disagreeable symptom of a tor-
pid liver. . To get rid of it quick-
ly take Herbine. It is a marvel-
ous liver stimulant and bowel pur-
ifier. Price 50c. Sold by
Walker Drug Co.
One-Hall toThree-Fourths
of your troubles are ended when you submit your
Grocery Troubles to Us
and the
’sts the worse you feel. ________
get rid of this misery quickly by I
using Harbine. Take a dose 0,1 ijjj
going to bed and see how fine I
you feel next day. Price 50c
Sold by the Walker Drug Co.
Keep Your Shoes Neat
F F. DALLEY CO. of NEW YORK, Inc , Buffalo N.Y.
One of the largest cotton firms
in the United States has just is-
sued a letter to its customers urg-
ing them to nold their cotton, ami
predicting the most bullish future
for the cotton growers. This
firm claims to have given the epics
tion thorough study, and have com
piled data from which they make
up their letter, and while they
predict high price cotton they also
urge the farmer to diversify and
avoid having to buy $2 wheat, $1
corn and 15 cent meat with 16
cent cotton. The letter gives a
number of logical reasons why the
future market appears bullish,
and we are reproducing it, as fol-
lows :
Not only should the price of
cotton be high—much higher than
it is, but should stay that way—
certainly for a long time to conic.
The bankers, newspapers, cot Ion
factors, merchants, manufactur-
ers and farmers of the South
should realize this ami help to
bring it about.
The present holders of spot
cotton should not sacrifice their
cotton at current prices. The world
faces a cotton famine. You who
have the cotton will be among the
favored few—your cotton is al-
most invaluable. But you must-
see beyond the temporary market
panic, induced by political devel-
opments and the imminence of war
seem
jNaturally, speculators are taking
There is only one way to “East for Less” in these
days of soaring prices. That is by getting Better Qual-
ity for the Same Money. You get it at this store.
We can’t promise to make you low prices, for such
groceries today would not be fit to eat They would
be a menance to your health. And besides, we have te
pay high prieff ourselves. Butiwe can and DO promise
to give you the ‘ M
HIGHEST POSSIBLE QUALITY
for the money. That is our inducement, our great am-
We have no higher?!mbition than to make our store
known in every home in this section as
Quality Groceries.
HE Texas Wonder cures kidney am.
bladder troubles’, dissolves gravel, cures
diabet je, weft and lame backs, rheuma
and all irregularities of the kidneys and
_ier in both m^n and women. If not sold
by your druggist. will be sent by mail on re-
eeipt of Si. One smjdl bottle is two months'
jTMtmcnt and seldom fails to perfect a/ure.
fiend for testimonials from this and other
BtftMjRPr. E.„W. Hall, 2926 Olive Street.
M> Lotus, Mo. Sold by druggists.—Adv. •
Under direct supervision of
U. S. Government.
the Daily ledger
frwMhbed every day except Sunday I
ky The Ballinger Printing Company.
modify. <'11 a long list of commo-
dities, some of which have risen
over 3(H) percent in value, an ap-
preciation of 50 per cent above
normal exists. This is due to the
vast production of gold, and huge
paper war credits, which of course
reduce the purchasing power of
the dollar. When money is cheap,
other things are high. On this
basis alone cotton ought to be
worth not less than 18c basis mid-
dling, this being 50 per cent in-
crease on the average price for the
last six years of 12c.
It is generally conceded that the
1916-17 crop is short. There is
hardly any need to emphasize this
point. Further, this is the second
year that there has been a short-
age. The situation is briefly
shown as follows: The crop this
year including linters is estimated
’<> be twelve and a half million
bales. There was carried over
from the old crop including mill
stores, in warehouses and interior
towns and on plantations, three
and nne-quarter million bales.
I his gives a total visible supply of
fifteen and three-quarter million
bales. Of this number about ten
million bales have already been
marketed. This will leave about
five and three-quarter million
bales still to be used. At the rate
that the American mills ami ex-
ports have been taking American
cotton, it should require about
seven million bales between now
and the time the next crop comes
in. As it never happens that all
cotton is available for use, one can
see the enormous shortage that
will exist late in the summer of
this year before the new crop
comes in.
Now suppose we do have war
and exports are affected. ___
will be off-set by the increased de
mand for cotton goods in the shape
Mr. Wilkins, former director of
the Abilene band, and who wa»
leader of the band here with the
Abilene boosters last fall, will ar-
rive here from Abilene tonight to
accept a position with the Ballin-
ger Auto Co. Mr. Wilkins will
bring with him a man who is
coming to look over the field with
|a view of contracting with the lo-
<’eal band to take charge of the
iniusical organization and direct it
| through the coming year. The
two gentlemen are expected to
'arrive here some time this after-
noon and will meet with the band F
boys in practice tonight.
A prominent member of the
band stated today that they were
getting ready to begin their re-
' gular practices and would an-
nounce the first concert of the sea
:: son at an early date. Mr W ,ls , , as h
is an expert on the cornet and he --
♦ will be a big help to the boys. In
| case the boys do not contract with:
i the man who is due here tonight, I
t it is expected that Mr.
I j will be put in charge of the
I temporarily, and the music
i sbart.
“Not guilty” will be the verdict
of the leak probe committee.
--o------
The Bull Moosers have called a
meeting for the purpose of chang-
ing their name. “Mud” would be
very appropriate.
---O- ' --
Brownwood has two daily pa-
pers, and judging from their ad-
vertising columns neither one of
them are getting rich. It is a big
undertaking for a small city
support two papers with paper
selling for seven dollars per bun-
dle, and the high cost of living
looking the printers right square
in the face.
-----o-----
Saturday is usually a busy day
in Ballinger. Many people come to
town to do their shopping, and I
there will be the usual excuse of-
fered for not attending the mass
meeting at the court house at two
o’clock tomorrow, but every bus-
iness house in Ballinger should he
represented at that meeting. It
will be worth something to your
business, Mr. Merchant, to be
of unif. rn:s, the manufacture ol,
shells, and other war uses. As a {day at noon from Belton,
matter of fact, it is i
that the German submarine policy
will stop the exportation of cot-
ton entirely. It may limit such
as it has done in the first few days
since this submarine policy was
put int > effect, but it will not stop
it i eca .se Gnat Britain as a last
resort will give armed convoys to
steamers carrying necessities,
which includes cotton. If the Uni-
ted States goes into the war, this
would help the exportation of cot
ton by the convoying and arming
of merchant ships. It is plainly
evident that there is a terrible
shortage of cotton and no matter
what happens there will be en-
ough to go around next summer,
if the mills r.re to run full time!
and arc not willing to permit their
stocks to run down to practical I
exhaustion; some authoirties con- j
tend that a two month’s supply is !
nece.-.sary in the mills of America j
and that the s’o-.-k in
will be kept at
were on August
000 bales).
Not only are
goods and other commodities very f
high now, but there is general |
prosperity abroad, and even ;
should the United States enter the |
war, business will be quickened if
and the demand for cotton goods I
especially will be increased. From1 ?
reliable information, we under- ♦
|stand, that a week or so ago, a f
I Dry Goods Commission Firm in t
I New York sold a million dollars ?
I worth of cotton goods at the !
highest price of the season for; j
similar goods. There has been j
very little change in the price of: ♦
(advantage of the psychology of e,dton goods or any of the fabric |
(the situation to depress the market
WIL-’ >»d buyers hold off to help die
1U? i process along. But the fact re-
mains that the mills must have
11 (cotton and cotton is fast becom-
ing scarce. When users realize this
and find out that the Southern
holder of cotton is not to be stam-
peded into letting his cotton go at
any eld price, there will he <> mad
scramble for the precious fibre,
(and the spot holder will come into’
’.is own.
In the first place cotton ought J,'
o be high, aside from the supply
.t. .
Walter Parker came home bri-
USCS. ZVS <IU ||"VU «.« \\h'oe
unthinkable |he had been to install a flour mill
for his company.
'■ Mice of Publication, 711 Huntchings
Areune. BJlinger. Texas.
.Editor j
in
'goods such as silks, linens, etc.
There is no reason to expect a les-
1 soiling of the demand.
With the certainty that the
sent crop is much less than
world will require; and that
visible supply will be much
than last year; and with the
tainty that the demand for
ton is great or greater than it has
ibeen; it is absolute certainty that
(spot cotton is very valuable and
(that the holders can get their own
1....... Middling cotton today j
:should be selling for not less than
18c to 20c a pound.
As far as the 1917 cotton crop i
is concerned, although there has!
(been a great talk of immense crops!
land a very big crop next fall, I
I nevertheless, this is not going to!
be easy of realization as it might!
seem. In the first place, the boll j
weevil has been very active and'its
territorial gain last year has been I
immense. The weevil is now over!
!the entire State of Alabama and
four-fifths of Georgia. It is ex-
pected in South Carolina for the)
next crop.
The Southern farmer ought to!
realize this. The thing for him to
do is to diversify; not increase his
cotton acreage; and by next fall
he will have enough feed and food 1
stuffs to supply himself, market]
his surplus if any, and sell his I
cotion at a price that will yield j
him immense returns. There is
not very much in it for the farm-
er if he only gels 16c a pound for
his cotton ami pays the Western
farmer $2 a bushel for wheat in
the form of flour, $1 a bushel for
corn and 15c pound for meat. Cur'
tail your cotton crop; plant more]
corn, peas, peanuts, velvet beans,'
hay crops; raise live stock ; and at
the end of the year you will own
your own $1 a bushel corn, or 10c
hogs and 8c cattle, and sell your'
cotton for 25c or 30c a pound.
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Sledge, A. W. Ballinger Daily Ledger (Ballinger, Tex.), Vol. 12, Ed. 1 Friday, February 23, 1917, newspaper, February 23, 1917; Ballinger, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth1172676/m1/2/: accessed June 7, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu.; crediting Carnegie Library of Ballinger.