The Tyler Journal (Tyler, Tex.), Vol. 2, No. 1, Ed. 1 Friday, May 7, 1926 Page: 4 of 20
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Have We Lived Up To Our Opportunities?
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Are the people of Smith county and East Texas living up to their oppor-
tunities of agricultural development? No, they are not. Had even a major
portion of them done so, this matchless East Texas country would indeed
and in truth have long, ago surpassed the best developed sections of Southern
California, Western New York, Iowa, Missouri—or any other state. It is
no exaggeration to say this. We believe it with all our hearts. In saying
so we are not trying to “kid” ourselves, or anybody else. The possibilities
ef profitable diversified agriculture in this favored section have not been
even dreamed of in their fullness, even by the best informed and the most
optimistic amongst us.
Look at the above picture—you know what it is. Right here in Smith
rounty are four or five canning factories, and several sweet potato cur-
ing plants. These factories have not been able to run full time—and, be-
•rides they found locally produced sweet potatoes so high that they couldn’t
profitable compete in the markets for them for canning purposes as against
the buyers who sought them for immediate table use. Likewise the sweet
potato processing plants in the county have not been able, oftentimes at
least, to obtain in a whole reason their full capacity for storage and process-
ing. So crazy have we all gone on the one-crop, all-cotton system of agri-
culture that here is what happened to the sweet potato industry between
1919 and 1924. The sweet potato acreage in Smith county in 1919 was 2,418;
and in 1924 the county’s total to sweet potatoes was but 777 acres. That
means a decrease in five years of 1641 acres, or 68 per cent. In other
words, while the world was hungry for potatoes, hungry for them for imme-
diate table use—and for canneries and curing plants—we of Smith county
reduced our sweet potatoes acreage, planting in 1924 only 38 acres for
each 100 acres that we planted in 1919. Worse than that, while the tables
ef all the great Southwest and the canneries and processing plants of Smith
county were calling for sweet potatoes, at prices that were at least renum-
erative, if not highly profitable, instead of meeting this call with at least the
218,311 bushels we produced in 1919, we “dwindled down” the supply for
them till in 1924 it was only 44,425 bushels—and in 1925 the sweet potato
drop of the county was negligible; and that fact was not altogether due to
the drouth—because many of those farmers who did have sweet potato
patches harvested a fair crop.
We are “cotton-crazy” in East Texas—absolutely “cotton crazy”—just
like they are in the blacklands and elsewhere. We are content to gamble
en making a cotton crop wherein and whereby the net profits range from
less than nothing up to possibly an average of ten to twenty dollars per
acre—but if our potatoes, or berries, or ribbon cane, or other truck crops
do not pet us from $100.00 per acre up, we quit diversified farming, go
back) to all-cotton, say that it is “the only money crop"—and never make
more than a skimpy living out of it, even if we manage to pay our debts
and stay out of the poor-house. East Texas has just been crazy—on an all-
cotton spree—that’s all
Are we living up to our opportunities ?
HENRY EDWARDS, Editor.
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acres to carry two wor
through the winter and start a crop
on. That would be a great help in
having feed for the next year. The
crop mentioned will make a great deal
more than corn, since the tomatoes
are grown on upland. It seems now
that it would be unwise to depend on
corn; however, we may make a
bumpier crop. There is nothing like
preparedness in the event that a
short crop of corn is made. The to-
mato patches, in the main, are not
planted in a crop after the tomatoes
come off, hence there is a chance to
make a supplementary feed crop that
has been a total loss heretofore.
'*■' An Alabama bank is offering a
prize for a farmer who has not
grown his feed for the last six years
whose bank account has increased.
The opinion is that the bank will not
have to buy a team of mules, harness
and wagon that it is offering as the
prize.
Plant some crop in the tomato
patch about the first of July and have
plenty of feed next year. It can be
none.
E. GENTRY,
. County Agent.:
Gresham, May 4—The Dietfville
Singers will appear here at the
church Sunday afternoon. This
class, which was unable to come at
the time previously announqed, on
account of the weather, enjoys the
reputation of having within its per-
sonel more accomplished singers than
any other organization of its kind
in this section. It is anticipated that
a large audience will be out to hear
them.
The Senior and Intermediate Sun-
day school classes will be chaperon-
ed for an outing to the Neches Riv-
er following the song services Sun-
day afternoon, where they will have
a light luncheon at the beautiful pic-
nic grounds.
Rev. H. H. Wallace, Pastor of the
local Baptist church was here to
meet his pastoral engagements Sun-
day.
the local B. Y. P. U. will hold its
regular meeting at the church at 7:30
Sunday evening. Come and ' enjoy
the music and let your presence en-
courage these young people in their
laudable efforts.
With a view to supplying the lo-
cal demands in a larger way, Dr.
Logan has ordered anothed 12,000
incubator which he hopes to have in-
stalled for operation when the fall
hatch period comes on. He an-
nounces, too, that while many com-
mercial incubators suspend operations
with the approach of summer, he will
operate his present plant for summer
hatches. :
Smith county shipped to outside
markets in 1925, $100,000 worth of
strawberries.
Formerly sold as high as $8.00..... J.
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Our price during this sale—
$4.75
NEWEST STYLES ARRIVING DAILY PRICED
$5.00 TO $8.50
Buster Brown
Shoe Store
NORTH SIDE SQUARE
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“UNCLE ALEC” JOHNSON
DIED AT TROUP SUNDAY
Confederate Veteran and Promi-
Maaon; Pioneer of
Troup Truck Industry
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A. C. (Uncle Alec) Johfison died
at the family home in South Troup
Sunday morning. He was 82 years
old. Funeral services were conduct-
ed at the Bradford cemetery, Troup,
Monday afternoon, interment being
made at that cemetery under aus-
pices of Dixie Lodge No. 272, A. F-
and A. M. of Troup, in which Mr.
Johnson was a highly honored mem-
■ ler. . ,
He is survived by his Wife and one
daughter, Mrs. Edgar Melton of Pal-
estine.
Responding to a request made by
Mr. Johnson shortly before he pass-
ed away, Henry Edwards, editor of
The Troup Banner and The Tyler
Journal, spoke at the funeral. A close
riend of Mr. Johnson and his fam-
_.y for many years, Mr. Edwards
told of the attributes which made
le life of Mr. Johnson a construc-
factor in the community, and
ared him to a vast number of
>le.
e was straightforward, honest,
tworthy and sincere
business and friendly
Edwards observed in
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Mr. Johnson was a pioneer in the
tomato and truck industry at Troup,
and took a leading part in introducing
and etablishing the industry here on
a profitable basis for the town and
community. He aided to a large ex-
tent in bringing about a cooperative
plan of truck crop marketing here
during the early stage of the busi-
ness.
EDOM CHURCH WILL HAVE
MOTHER’S DAY PROGRAM
Edom, May 5—Rev. J. B. Wells,
Pastor of the Methodist church here
makes the announcement that an ap-
propriate service in commemoration
of Mother’s Day will, be held at the
church Sunday night.
Come one and all, and let’s attend
church and Sunday school every Sun-
day at one or the other of the two
churches here. We must co-operate
and work together in church affairs,
the same as in other matters, if we
expect to have a real live church.
They’re Just
Different!
That particular hat for any
type-
At that difference in price
made possible by co-operative
buying—
The Chain Hat
Shoppe
At the
Buster Br
Store
Mrs. Wisdom
Shoe
ties in
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• at the close of the war at
Virginia*, from which place
d to his home at Jackson,
ty, Mississippi, his birth-
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Firestone Gum-Dipped
CORD TIRES
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Smile at Miles While Driving a
Firestone
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North Sprim Street
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Proof of Service
manner that they recommend
believe this is proof of service.
DEPENDABILITY
KNOWLEDGE
ACCURACY
CAUTION
ABILITY
SAFETY
To Sum Up—SATISFACTION
Peoples State Bank
TYLER, TEXAS
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Tomato and Truck Growers
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You need something to haul your produce in
and you also need a car to ride in.
Why not buy a good used passenger car which
will answer for both?
We have just what you need, and the price is
very reasonable.
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Edwards, Henry. The Tyler Journal (Tyler, Tex.), Vol. 2, No. 1, Ed. 1 Friday, May 7, 1926, newspaper, May 7, 1926; Tyler, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth620204/m1/4/?q=%22%22~1: accessed July 16, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu.; crediting Smith County Historical Society.